Abstract：Expecting to determine the recent appearance of urban activity declination in some inner cities of China, this research
focuses on several design interventions of urban regeneration practices in the U.K. The strategies and measures of these
design interventions have been examined, and meanwhile their effectiveness and limitations have also been categorized
according to the literature review. According to the analysis, five propositions have been listed: ① establishing specific
design code for inner cities; ② bringing retail business back to the streets to revitalize cities; ③ designing introducing
profit-oriented, design-led “flagship” projects to improve the image of the cities; ④ prioritizing “accurate intervention”
on parks and streetscape to improve the quality of urban life; ⑤ maintaining a dynamic financial balance throughout
the entire intervention process.
