The Bagnolidistrict in Naples has needed urban redevelopmentfor many years. area is not only affected by pollution caused industries but also environmental pollutants, according togeognostic surveys that have found numerous contaminantsin the subsoil and water.Currently, combination of an rehabilitation processwith phytodepuration technique may represent a successful idea for obtaining bothurba...

5 Property tax incentives or selective waivers have been used extensively in Ireland in the last 25 years to stimulate property development and investment for urban regeneration. This paper investigates their prolonged use and examines their contributory role in the property crash and resulting financial crisis in 2008. Prolonged interventions can result in extensive distortion of property mark...

In recent years, many new districts in urban centres have been planned and constructed to reshape the structure and functions of specific areas. Urban regeneration strategies, planning and design principles have to take into account both socioeconomic perspectives and environmental sustainability. A district located in the historical city centre of Terni (Italy), Corso del Popolo, was analysed ...

This paper presents an ecosystem biomimicry methodology for urban design called ecosystem service analysis. Ecosystem services analysis can provide quantifiable goals for urban ecological regeneration that are determined by site specific ecology and climate of an urban area. This is important given the large negative environmental impact that most cities currently have on ecosystems. If cities ...

Irish planning legislation has traditionally emphasised control at the expense of development. In response to widespread dereliction spreading across the city in the early 1980s, a shift in policy direction became imperative. The Urban Renewal Act, introduced in 1986, marked a new departure in Irish planning practice signalling a more pro-active approach to development. This paper charts the ev...

The notion of sustainability is widely used from micro to macro scale studies but only few approaches deal with its measurement. Increased global interest in sustainability has triggered attention in indicators as a means of achieving a more sustainable world. Although the search for indicators has led to the development of criteria for good indicators, it has also been dominated by scientific ...

Turkey has always had a continuous and strong demand to take its part in global economy which is stated very clearly after 1980s and Istanbul has always been the place of integration. Since then, there are many efforts trying to improve Istanbul’s capacity in economic, social and environmental dimensions. Recently, those efforts have begun to manifest themselves as urban regeneration projects a...