This work provides an analysis and an optimization model of the spatial impact for the urban policies of local governments in terms of urban regeneration and rehabilitation of degraded historic areas. From the amount invested and state intervention locations, an impact index is put forward. The...

The current society is undergoing great changes and has been strongly shaken by major events throughout the past decade, revealing a new subsociety, the creative society, as well as new forms of urban expression such as revitalisation, gentrificatioin and dislocation. All of these are...

The paper highlights the link between the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) designation and the development of cultural tourism in Europe. Cultural tourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism in the world and is the desirable objective of new defined cultural policies in European cities....

Port cities as hubs for trade and exchange show the extremes of rapid growth and catastrophic decline: they show the complex and interconnected problems of change in urban systems, and the challenge of maintaining local 'sustainable wealth' and prosperity. This suggests a transition from a...

The existing organisational structure of the city produces economic prosperity but also growing ecological and social entropy, thus generating many kinds of waste. The 'regenerative city' is here proposed as the new paradigm to boost city wealth. The main determinants of city wealth are...

This article examines housing policy trends in Italy over the last years, focusing on the case of Turin. Turin is argued to be a good example in enabling us to grasp the progressive changes in the nature of the 'housing question', the emergence of new local policies to provide affordable...

This paper examines the role and impact of the private sector in urban regeneration and social housing in Ireland in the context of a shift towards mixed market models adopted by governments in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. A complex adaptive systems (CAS) framework is used...

In modern forms of urban governance besides the local government, more partners are often involved in urban regeneration and 'public-private partnerships' (PPPs) are formed more frequently. PPPs are part of the 'environment of actors', which is formed by the actors involved in the urban...

Large areas of Liverpool have been undergoing regeneration in response to the city’s ongoing social and economic challenges. Within New Labour’s focus on ‘joined-up’ regeneration, this process has involved the use of a large number of single-purpose agencies, as well...

Urban regeneration in China has attracted vast attention around the world in recent decades. This article discusses several critical issues in China’s recent urban regeneration policies, including how residents and communities are affected and how their economic and social rights are...