While North Lanarkshire has a bigger area, the problems are more acute in Glasgow given that there is nearly the same amount of derelict land in a smaller area. Also more worryingly, the proportion of that area is inextricably links to some of the cities poorest areas. While GCC are tackling some spaces through projects like Stalled Spaces, much more should be done.

The East End is particularly bad, obviously due to a combination of neglect, the demise of heavy industry and bad decisions by you-know-who...there is that massive car park/wasteland at the back of the god awful Blackfriars student accommodation in the High Street...huge swathes of land between Duke Street and the Gallowgate ( some of which has been modestly reclaimed by Molendinur Housing Association)...Possil Park is another area that is utterly desolate due to complete neglect and evisceration by the City burghers. Possil has always been a problem area, often at greater excesses than any other district in the city, and yet it has tremendous potential, if you consider its close proximity to the city, and the cavernous urban corridor of Saracen Street. Even closer to the city centre is Woodside (yet another eviscerated area) particularly around the New City Road and the Garscube Road...could we even add Townhead to that list and have it demolished then re-designed it ( a-new-gorbals-new-townhead-kinda-concept) in order to reconnect it more dynamically with the city centre?