In Inner cities Cities are potentially the most sustainable form of human development, but they will only succeed if the quality of life and the attractiveness of city living is improved.
Most cities are under increasing pressure from the dispersing effect of technology and the car.
Making the City Centre liveable may be a salvation. It is the missing piece of the jigsaw between the Centre, the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool's Chinatown, and the Albert Dock. The area, much of which was previously in the ownership of Charterhouse, was the focus for Liverpool's bid for City of Architecture as Liverpool's Creative Quarter. Much of the area is designated a conservation area. It has within it some 20 listed buildings.