How to Assess Urban Regeneration Proposals by Considering Conflicting Values

Stefano Capolongo, Leopoldo Sdino, Marta Dell’Ovo, Rossella Moioli and Stefano Della Torre
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Stefano Capolongo: Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C.), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
Leopoldo Sdino: Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C.), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
Marta Dell’Ovo: Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C.), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
Rossella Moioli: Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C.), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
Stefano Della Torre: Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C.), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: Urban regeneration has to be based on rigorous methodological frameworks able to find a balance among preservation instances, economic development, urban quality and the well-being of the population. Considering these premises, this research is focused on the definition of the decision-aiding process for the reuse of an abandoned health care facility with several historic buildings. Both public and private interests have been taken into consideration, since they play an important role for the urban regeneration project and for the definition of urban regeneration policies. Given the complexity of this issue, the evaluation process has been structured by combining different methodologies to support the policy cycle: Stakeholder Analysis, to identify the actors engaged (Social sustainability); Nara Grid for the values elicitation of the Built Cultural Heritage (Cultural and environmental sustainability); and the subsequent definition of different sustainable scenarios evaluated by the Discounted Cash Flow Analysis (Economic sustainability). Four alternatives have been assessed with the support of a Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) aimed at defining the most balanced one considering heritage significance retention and urban regeneration. This work contributes to the literature on soft OR by exploring interactions among different stakeholders and addresses policy instances by providing a transparent methodology based on value elicitation.

Keywords: territorial health center; urban regeneration; Multi-Criteria Analysis; built cultural heritage; values (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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