Conference to hear how vibrant city centres vital to economic recovery

A MAJOR conference on urban regeneration this week in Waterford will hear about the importance of vibrant city centres to economic recovery.

The conference is being hosted by Waterford Chamber in association with the city council and the city’s development board and will be addressed by Irish and British academics involved in delivering thriving urban centres elsewhere.

Entitled Regeneration – Opportunities for Growth, will include workshop sessions on Thursday afternoon which will focus on particular strands of urban regeneration in the area such as Waterford Health Park on Slievekeale Road, which was recently shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Awards and presented at a major healthcare infrastructure conference in Chicago.