Multi-Criteria Analysis and Decision-Making Approach for the Urban Regeneration: The Application to the Rimini Canal Port (Italy)

Margherita Pazzini (), Rachele Corticelli, Claudio Lantieri and Cecilia Mazzoli
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Margherita Pazzini: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Rachele Corticelli: Department of Architecture (DA), University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Claudio Lantieri: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Cecilia Mazzoli: Department of Architecture (DA), University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: In recent decades, urban settlements have been greatly affected by globalisation, climate change, and economic uncertainty. When designing cities, these factors should be taken into account and adapted to the different contexts involved. The redevelopment of degraded urban areas is the first step toward achieving the sustainability aims set out in the Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, evaluation methods are required in the decision-making process, considering different social, economic, and environmental aspects to define the correct policies and actions for city redevelopment. In this paper, an evaluation methodology is proposed in order to obtain a priority scale of interventions for urban regeneration. Starting from on-site inspections to better know the current scenario, a set of indicators is established to evaluate the urban quality. Criticalities and potentials emerge through SWOT analysis and, with the ANP-BOCR method, the priority scale of the identified scenarios is defined. This decision-making approach was applied to the case study of the Rimini Canal Port, in the northeast of Italy, which is a degraded area of the city. This methodology is a tool that can be used in the future by decision makers (DMs) for the redevelopment of small port areas within similar urban contexts.

Keywords: urban regeneration; decision-making process; multi-criteria analysis; urban indicators; SWOT analysis; ANP-BOCR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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