Editing Dundee (section)

===20th and 21st centuries===

The jute industry fell into decline in the early 20th century, partly due to reduced demand for jute products and partly due to an inability to compete with the emerging industry in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].<ref>{{harvnb|Roul|2009|p=103}}; {{harvnb|Stewart|1998|pp=16–17}}; {{harvnb|Stewart|2011|p=37 }}</ref> This gave rise to unemployment levels far in excess of the national average, peaking in the inter-war period,<ref>{{harvnb|Whatley|1990|p=45}}; {{harvnb|Devine|Lee|Peden|2005|p=166 }}</ref> but major recovery was seen in the post-war period, thanks to the arrival first of American light engineering companies like [[Timex Group|Timex]] and [[NCR Corporation|NCR]], and subsequent expansion into microelectronics.<ref>{{harvnb|Devine|Lee|Peden|2005|p=169}}; {{harvnb|Cortada|1993|p=237}}; {{harvnb|Knox|McKinlay|2011|p=266 }}</ref>

Dundee was the first city in Scotland to gain official [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]], after [[Queen Victoria]] signed a patent announcing the transition of Dundee from a royal burgh into a city. Dundee would officially gain city status on 26 January 1889. The patent still exists and is kept in storage in the city archives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milne |first=Scott |date=26 January 2024 |title=Dundee celebrates 135 years as Scotland's oldest city — and here's why |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/815091/dundee-is-scotlands-oldest-city/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806083059/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/815091/dundee-is-scotlands-oldest-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A £1&nbsp;billion master plan to regenerate Dundee Waterfront is expected to last for a 30-year period between 2001 and 2031.<ref name="Dundee Waterfront">{{harvnb|McKean|2011|p=100}}; {{harvnb|Dundee Waterfront Brochure}}; {{harvnb|Dundee Central Waterfront Masterplan 2001–2031 }}</ref> The aims of the project are to reconnect the city centre to the waterfront; to improve facilities for walking, cyclists and buses; to replace the existing inner ring road with a pair of east/west tree-lined boulevards; and to provide a new civic square and a regenerated railway station and arrival space at the western edge. A new [[V&A Dundee|Victoria and Albert Museum]] opened on 15 September 2018. A new [[Eden Project]] attraction is also set to open in Dundee by the 2030s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2024 |title=Eden Project Dundee given the green light as planning application is approved {{!}} Eden Project |url=https://www.edenproject.com/media-relations/eden-project-dundee-given-the-green-light-as-planning-application-is-approved |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=www.edenproject.com |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812201322/https://www.edenproject.com/media-relations/eden-project-dundee-given-the-green-light-as-planning-application-is-approved |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2024 |title=£130m Dundee Eden Project set for approval |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggpy12er9o |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812201321/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggpy12er9o |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Batchelor |first=Andrew |date=17 June 2024 |title=Eden Project has officially been given the green light |url=https://www.dundeeculture.com/post/eden-project-has-officially-been-given-the-green-light |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Dundee Culture |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812201322/https://www.dundeeculture.com/post/eden-project-has-officially-been-given-the-green-light |url-status=live }}</ref>