Urban Regeneration Processes and Social Impact: A Literature Review to Explore the Role of Evaluation

Cerreta, Maria; Rocca, Ludovica La

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86979-3_13

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“…He says that lost places happen because of the modern movement, the dominance of cars, and the separation of functions in cities [43]. Over-managed and under-managed public places were the two main types of public spaces that Carmona found [9]. Spaces that aren't handled well are being ignored, taken over by transport needs, used in ways that keep some people out, and separating different groups of people who use space.…”

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Evaluation of the Literature on the Use of Space Underneath Elevated Highways in Urban Leftover Space Renewal

Tian

2024

AJAD

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The construction of urban highways within and around the city has resulted in a significant amount of residual spaces, which are rarely incorporated into official planning and design efforts. This literature review paper provides an overview of space underneath elevated highways delivered by urban leftover space: What types of leftover space have been discussed? Which underneath elevated highways have been identified in leftover space? 112 scientific papers were analyzed for their 1) leftover space terms applied, 2) space underneath elevated highways studied, 3) current or potential underneath elevated highways discussed. Through the review, we found that although different types of space have been identified in leftover space, most studies did not consider underneath elevated highways synergies and trade-offs. The literature review highlights two knowledge gaps for future research: Firstly, the existing research on residual space under urban viaducts has been exhaustive in terms of connecting with environmental attributes. Secondly, the content of the social interaction and use of the remaining space under the viaducts can be connected to the content of the environmental attributes. The existing gaps in the research indicate the importance of exploring the potential impacts aimed at utilizing leftover spaces. By highlighting the value of the environmental attributes of under-bridge spaces, the literature study promotes the recognition of the association of social interactions with the environmental attributes of under-bridge spaces and further outlines future research directions for the remaining under-bridge spaces in the urban design process.

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“…As Carmona says, the areas under urban bridges are not well controlled as types of urban space. So, policymakers should work to improve the state of the environment in areas under bridges [9].…”

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Evaluation of the Literature on the Use of Space Underneath Elevated Highways in Urban Leftover Space Renewal

Tian

2024

AJAD

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“…Analyzing the environmental dimension of urban regeneration, we recognize that priority was given to facing three main challenges related to urban growth: climate change, pollution, and waste. In doing so, scholars have studied urban regeneration consistent with circular economy (CE) principles contributing to sustainable growth [30][31][32]. The concept of CE appears in the literature mostly related to waste management, without fully exploring the circularity of its R-principles (reduction, repair, reuse, recover, remanufacturing, and recycling [33,34].…”

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Wind Turbine Blade Waste Circularity Coupled with Urban Regeneration: A Conceptual Framework

Karavida

Peponi

2023

Energies

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With the vast majority of scientists agreeing that the only hope in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change is to drop our carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, the decarbonization of the electricity sector is an environmental emergency. Wind energy can be a leader in the energy transition to a carbon emission-free economy. However, the wind energy transition must be carefully implemented to mitigate the economic, environmental, and social consequences of this change. Blade waste from end-of-life wind turbines is the Achilles’ heel of this energy transition and the main impediment to its full acceptance. Aiming to support efficient blade waste management and therefore to ensure sustainable wind energy transition, we conduct a two-fold methodology. In the first part, we propose a novel conceptual framework of upcycling and downcycling end-of-life solutions in an urban regeneration setting. In the second part, we use the case study method to illustrate the aspects of our conceptual framework by analyzing real life case studies. This study suggests that end-of-life blades are used in the cement coprocessing of waste and in architectural projects under urban regeneration transformation processes, closing the material loop according to the circular economy and sustainability principles.

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“…Nonetheless, present-day neighborhood renewal grapples with critical conceptual and practical challenges, exhibiting varied manifestations across different countries shaped by distinct political-economic contexts and regeneration phases. Shared challenges encompass realizing environmental sustainability goals (e.g., renewable energy integration and climate resiliency) [ 7 ], empowering local residents, ensuring equity and social inclusion [ 8 , 9 ], navigating governance barriers, and securing adequate financing and resources [ 10 ]. In Asian developing nations, in particular, urban renewal efforts face additional hurdles, including balancing economic growth with environmental conservation [ 11 , 12 ], ensuring equitable development in rapid urbanization [ 9 ], protecting cultural heritage against modernization pressures [ 13 ], ensuring adequate infrastructure and service delivery, and addressing issues such as corruption, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and limited financial resources [ 14 ].…”

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Sustainability outcomes and policy implications: Evaluating China’s “old urban neighborhood renewal” experiment

Wang,

Wu,

Chiles

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Globally, old urban neighborhood transformation has become a new urban sustainability focus for its significant contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 11. A regeneration-oriented approach is particularly important for Chinese cities with a dwindling land supply, obsoleting infrastructure, and inadequate standard of living. Using a mixed-methods approach informed by BREEAM Communities, we examined two Chinese initiatives—old urban neighborhood renewal (OUNR) and sponge city development (SCD)—through a comprehensive study of pilot project sustainability, policy emphases and gaps, and broader governance implications. We found that SCD’s top-down technocratic management was highly efficient in enhancing neighborhood hydrological functions and physical environment. However, successes were undermined by the lack of climate considerations and civic participation. Besides actionable recommendations for applied scholarship and policymaking in China, we provide insight into how the OUNR/SCD initiatives may broadly inform worldwide urban regeneration practices through project and policy experimentations that build adaptive capacity.

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Urban Regeneration Processes and Social Impact: A Literature Review to Explore the Role of Evaluation

Cited by 17 publications

References 56 publications

Evaluation of the Literature on the Use of Space Underneath Elevated Highways in Urban Leftover Space Renewal

Evaluation of the Literature on the Use of Space Underneath Elevated Highways in Urban Leftover Space Renewal

Wind Turbine Blade Waste Circularity Coupled with Urban Regeneration: A Conceptual Framework

Sustainability outcomes and policy implications: Evaluating China’s “old urban neighborhood renewal” experiment

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