Patrimonialisation et greffes culturelles sur des friches issues de l’industrie minière

2021

Brownfield is a polysemic notion that encompasses a whole range of diverse spaces. Although there is no official definition at the European level, an emerging consensus has arisen around the urban character of brownfields and the need for intervention. Indeed, their location within metropolitan areas represents a strategic opportunity to densify and rejuvenate the urban fabric at the neighbourhood scale. Hence, we propose a definition of urban brownfields that is flexible enough to optimize the potential development of abandoned sites and precise enough to enable framing the discussion. Then, we take a look at the diversity of urban brownfields in European metropolitan areas by briefly explaining the factors that cause a site to become a brownfield and then attempting to classify different types of urban brownfields. The proposed classification aims to create a non-exhaustive reference framework by offering in-depth knowledge of the urban brownfield and regeneration projects phenomenon across Europe, without setting its meaning in stone.

Section: Industrial Brownfieldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Brownfields: Origin, Definition, and Diversity

2021

“…Indeed, regardless of the building quality, brownfields often temporarily host artist groups and associations with social added value, who take advantage of low-cost premises offering high flexibility of use. The redevelopment of these sites provides an occasion to include a cultural component embedded in local economic and social life, improve user services, regularize situations, and secure the spaces (Barthel 2009;OFEV 2010a;Lusso 2013). The previously mentioned Belle de Mai brownfield in Marseille provides a successful illustration of these processes (see Chap.…”

Section: Opportunities For the Environment Society And Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Multiple Potentials of Urban Brownfields

2021

The phenomenon of urban brownfields is significant throughout European metropolitan areas. In this chapter, we assess, both in qualitative and quantitative terms, the inherent potential of urban brownfields to provide a relevant and substantial densification strategy for metropolitan areas. First, we explore the various opportunities for improvement of the built environment offered by urban brownfields in terms of environment, society, and economics, which are the core principles of sustainable development. This analysis is, inter alia, a juxtaposition between urban brownfields and the compact and polycentric city model, adapted to the metropolitan area. While brownfield regeneration appears to be a relevant densification strategy, it nevertheless implies that a sufficient reserve of land is available to engage policymakers. Thus, we attempt to estimate the urban brownfield stock in three countries: the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and France. The data subsequently serves as a basis for our calculation of the theoretical construction potential of brownfield sites.

“…Initially, their transformation involved the demolition of the existing infrastructure because the brownfield site was considered too negative, not to say too complex (see Chap. 4) (Lusso 2013). But an urban brownfield "also bears the interests, hopes, fears, and memories of the different actors related to each vacant site" (Trigo 2020).…”

Section: Urban Contextualization and Preservation Of Architectural Heritagementioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability Issues at the Neighbourhood Scale

2021

We previously identified that urban brownfield regeneration projects are relevant strategies to limit urban sprawl while revitalizing portions of cities, namely mixed-use neighbourhoods. Moreover, these neighbourhoods in transition are opportunities to foster the implementation of sustainability objectives within European metropolitan areas. This chapter explore this subject by deepening the sustainability issues at the neighbourhood scale. To provide the basis for discussion, we first attempt to frame the urban sustainability concept and to explain how the neighbourhood scale is a means of action for cities. Then, we analyse the different sustainability issues according to a wide variety of parameters that must especially be taken into account during sustainable neighbourhood projects, and more precisely urban brownfield regeneration projects. These parameters cover the four pillars of sustainability—the environment, society, economy, and governance—and the polycentric reorganization of European metropolitan areas.