Emerging strategies for regeneration of historic urban sites

A systematic literature review

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ID21200154
AuthorsK Pulles (0000-0002-3739-2293, Eindhoven University of Technology, corresponding author), I A M Conti (Eindhoven University of Technology), M B de Kleijn (Eindhoven University of Technology), B Kusters (Eindhoven University of Technology), T Rous (Eindhoven University of Technology), Lisanne Havinga (0000-0003-2046-0285, Eindhoven University of Technology), L C Havinga, Deniz Ikiz Kaya (0000-0002-2241-7953, Eindhoven University of Technology)
Year2023
Volume35
Pages100539
Publication date2023-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCity Culture and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1877-9166 • E-ISSN: 1877-9174
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ccs.2023.100539
OpenAlexW4386713124
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited50

The importance and effectiveness of adaptive reuse as an alternative to the demolition of cultural heritage is well-studied. However, increasing demand in cities to redevelop larger scale urban historic sites requires new strategies to benefit from their inherent values. This paper focuses on strategies of regeneration for historic urban sites. The paper presents a systematic literature review of 45 papers, with case studies geographically concentrated in Europe and Asia, and a focus on residential, commercial, and industrial areas. From the case studies, 46 different regeneration strategies have been deduced. The various strategies are, via content analysis, dissected into a select number of drivers to find commonalities. These key drivers are user participation, top-down, genius loci, sustainability, and conversion. Based on the reflections of the reviewed authors, a performance evaluation assesses the outcomes of these strategies. Further data analysis is conducted at the level of individual drivers as well as their combinations to deduce the most positive-evaluated strategies. Findings show that genius loci contributes to the most positive-evaluated strategies, while top-down driven strategies contribute to the most negative-evaluated strategies. Furthermore, strategies are assessed positively when three or more drivers are considered regardless of their combination. This paper acts as a starting point for further research into the formation of regeneration strategies and into the specific drivers and their combinations or underlying relations. Moreover, it can be of contribution to the practice, to support decision makers and urban planners in developing the appropriate regeneration strategy for historic urban sites

Biology · Business · Civil engineering · Demolition · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Reuse · Sustainability · Urban regeneration · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Urban Planning and Valuation · Ecology

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