For those who have read comparisons between Hamilton and UK's Sheffield, I thought I'd put a few links on here for you to look at.
Wikipedia
The youtube links are amusing. The word "regeneration" is used a lot.
The Story Of Modern Sheffield - Part One
The Story Of Modern Sheffield - Part Two
The Story Of Modern Sheffield - Part Three
The Story Of Modern Sheffield - Part Four
This link amused me, as it's about the end of the Tram system in Sheffield in the 60s. Of course the Trams are back in force in modern Sheffield.
The Last of the Trams