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- For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation).
- "Glaswegian" redirects here. For the linguistics article, see Glasgow patter.
The city was formerly a royal burgh, and was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" in the Victorian era. It established itself as a major transatlantic trading port during the Industrial Revolution. The Clyde was the world's pre-eminent shipbuilding centre, building many revolutionary and famous vessels such as the Cunard liners RMS Lusitania, RMS Aquitania, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, and the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The city grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a population of over one million people, peaking at 1,088,000 in 1931. However, with population decline, mainly due to the large scale relocation of people to new towns like East Kilbride and Cumbernauld on the outskirts of the city, and successive boundary changes by national governments in an attempt to reduce the relative power of the city within Scotland, the current population of the City of Glasgow is 629,501, based on the 2001 census. Approximately 2.1 million people live in the Greater Glasgow urban conurbation, defined as the City of Glasgow and the Greater Metropolitan Area * national urban population statistics.
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Economic Development :: Business and Economy
Castlemilk Economic Development Agency - CEDA is a not for profit organisation dedicated to the comprehensive economic regeneration of Castlemilk in the south of Glasgow.
CityScience - A major new central business district development dedicated to science and technology. Part of Scottish Enterprise Glasgow.
Meta Description: [ About Scottish Enterprise ]
East End Housing Associations Regeneration Forum - An initiative by five Registered Social Landlords to expand their role in delivering wider community regeneration in the East End of Glasgow.
Meta Description: [ East End Housing Associations Regeneration Forum ]
East End Partnership - Development agency in the East End of Glasgow established to stimulate economic growth in the area for the benefit of the people and businesses of the East End.
Meta Description: [ East End Partnership Ltd., a Local Development Company in the East End of Glasgow, is a not-for-profit organisation funding projects involving job creation, childcare, health and business development. ]
Scottish Enterprise Glasgow - Aims to improve business performance, develop people's skills and help develop, redevelop and improve the environment. Formerly the Glasgow Development Agency.
Meta Description: [ Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian provides a range of services to help businesses and individuals. ]
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