At the Crossroads between Urban Planning and Urban Design: Critical Lessons from Three Italian Case Studies

Palermo, Pier Carlo; Ponzini, Davide

doi:10.1080/14649357.2012.701661

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“…On the other hand, the empirical evidence allows us to show how normative collaborative approaches seem to address points that are not crucial for the specific planning experiences set forth in this article. It is clear that Italy has been facing a declining phase in terms of political and public life and in urban policy-making, and one can discuss if this context is an anomaly in the European and western world (Palermo and Ponzini 2012). After 15 years of experimentation in the Italian field of urban policy, one can register the decline of new instruments and the reconfiguration of the urban agenda demonstrating limited innovation (Codecasa and Ponzini 2011).…”

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“…Even though it is evident that military real estate properties may significantly vary in their features and generally could require different practices of participation, a set of determinant elements clearly emerged in this article. The crucial function of policy tools and procedures and their relevance in defining political, economic conditions, and lowering uncertainty among key actors; the relevance of physical design explorations for specific sites; and their use in forecasting actual development opportunities costs and benefits (Ponzini 2008c;Gebhardt 2009;Palermo and Ponzini 2012;Pasqui 2012).…”

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“…The process demonstrates the possibility of finding converging objectives between different institutional levels over a complex set of interventions through the definition of a clear spatial vision (Palermo and Ponzini 2012). The city wanted to lead a broad coalition and could provide it with specific technical support and reliable timing for decision- …”

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Planning for military real estate conversion: collaborative practices and urban redevelopment projects in two Italian cities

Ponzini

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2014

Urban Research & Practice

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Despite the fact that the strategic dismissal of a number of military bases has been affecting contemporary urban and rural areas and becoming a new challenge for city planning and policy-making, little attention has been paid to this complex topic at an international level. Several authors have suggested that collaborative planning processes are crucial for the success of military real estate conversion. This article analyzes the Italian policy for the alienation and leasing of public real estate between 1997 and 2012 through the analysis of two projects whose focus was on military real estate in central Italy. This analysis shows why collaboration was not able to solve the significant urban challenges related to the conversion of these areas. The authors suggest taking national policy and local variables and solutions into further consideration (e.g. the quality and design of the physical environment, the policy tools available in the potentially conflictual institutional setting of military base conversion) rather than considering the collaboration with the local community alone.

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Planning for military real estate conversion: collaborative practices and urban redevelopment projects in two Italian cities

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2014

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“…The transformation and urban redevelopment projects move within a framework characterised by actors who have, at least potentially, objectives and requirements that are opposed to one another: -Public Administration, pursuing the maximum competitive advantage from the new regional planning and the improvement of environmental quality and the lives of citizens (Palermo and Ponzini 2012); -Private Investors, which through real estate investing seek the maximisation of profits (Brenner and Theodore 2002).…”

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The Evaluation of Urban Regeneration Processes

Sdino

Rosasco

Lombardini

2019

Research for Development

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The conditions why processes of urban regeneration can be developed in modern-day cities have changed enormously over the last decade. Unlike the recent past, where the reuse for urban uses of former industrial areas was only based on maximising the amount of space, after the housing bubble begun in 2008, the profit margins for operators were reduced, and today, they faced to a sharp contraction in demand and a surplus of supply. Consequently, the framework within which we carry out the investment decisions is increasingly complex and is characterised by the opposition of a potential conflict between two forces. On the one hand, the public administration which seeks to take full advantage of the urban transformation processes to improve the quality of live for citizens; on the other, the private entity that has the aim of maximising the profits obtainable from the intervention and to the minimise business risk. Therefore, to ensure the overall feasibility of an intervention, urban viability must correspond to an economic and financial sustainability. The paper analyses the role of the economic evaluation in urban regeneration interventions through the analysis of a case study in the city of Genoa.

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“…See, for example,Cooper and Boyko (2010) for effective decision-making processes in various urban design projects Palermo and Ponzini (2012). further exemplifies how urban development could be supported with appropriate urban design tools and strategies.…”

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Urban design—or lack thereof—as policy: the renewal of Bursa Doğanbey District

Batuman

Erkíp

2017

J Hous and the Built Environ

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The role of urban design in urban policy making has been extensively discussed in recent years due to the insufficiency of existing applications in the complex structure of global urbanization. This paper aims at addressing the role of urban design as a policy instrument in urban politics through a case in one of the metropolitan cities of Turkey, Bursa. The case presented in the article reflects the emergence of a non-space in a city with a rich historic and cultural heritage. Lack of control and accountability, lack of communication between actors in the process and power coalitions are the main reasons of this process that caused the huge misfit between TOKI Doganbey settlement and the overall context. This settlement harmed Bursa's identity tremendously and caused a lot of turmoil since none of the parties involved is content with the end product. We try to elaborate on the process and the role of various actors in shaping it. Turkey does not have a rich urban design experience although successful projects are seen in high-income housing settlements. We conclude that it is timely to start with a new approach to the discipline to prevent such failures with large impacts on the urban form and life. The need for a holistic approach seems imperative to establish the core of a new urban design discipline involving socio-spatial concerns.Keywords Urban design Á Urban policy Á Bursa Á TOKI Á Turkey This paper aims at addressing the role of urban design as a policy instrument through a case in one of the metropolitan cities of Turkey, Bursa. Currently, a major industrial center, Bursa has a rich history particularly due to its role as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire in the fourteenth century. The city's legacy as a historic and religious center continues to attract domestic and foreign tourists. These characteristics are reflected in the

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At the Crossroads between Urban Planning and Urban Design: Critical Lessons from Three Italian Case Studies

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Planning for military real estate conversion: collaborative practices and urban redevelopment projects in two Italian cities

Planning for military real estate conversion: collaborative practices and urban redevelopment projects in two Italian cities

The Evaluation of Urban Regeneration Processes

Urban design—or lack thereof—as policy: the renewal of Bursa Doğanbey District

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