Neighbourhoods in Transition : : Brownfield Regeneration in European Metropolitan Areas.

• Superior document: The Urban Book Series
• Author: Rey, Emmanuel.
• TeilnehmendeR: Laprise, Martine.; Lufkin, Sophie.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Urban Book Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (257 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Definition and Issues -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Urban Brownfields: Origin, Definition, and Diversity -- 2.1 Determining the Notion of Urban Brownfield -- 2.2 The Origin of the Word Brownfield and Its Polysemous Nature -- 2.2.1 An Agricultural Etymology -- 2.2.2 A Polysemic Notion -- 2.3 The Emerging Consensus Around a Definition -- 2.3.1 A Broad-Spectrum Definition -- 2.3.2 Urban and Metropolitan Brownfields -- 2.4 The Diversity of Urban Brownfields in Europe -- 2.4.1 A Multiplicity of Causes -- 2.4.2 Classification Attempts -- References -- 3 The Multiple Potentials of Urban Brownfields -- 3.1 Urban Brownfields as a Range of Opportunities -- 3.2 The Qualitative Potential of Urban Brownfields (Environmental, Sociocultural, and Economic) -- 3.2.1 Opportunities for Density, Mobility, and Functional Mix -- 3.2.2 Opportunities for the Environment, Society and Economy -- 3.3 The Quantitative Potential of Urban Brownfields -- 3.3.1 Situation in the United Kingdom -- 3.3.2 Situation in Switzerland -- 3.3.3 Situation in France -- 3.3.4 Construction Potential: Urban Brownfields' Contribution to Containing Urban Sprawl -- References -- 4 Urban Brownfield Regeneration Projects: Complexities and Issues -- 4.1 Regenerating Urban Brownfields -- 4.2 Sociocultural Barriers -- 4.2.1 Negative Perceptions -- 4.2.2 Railway Related Nuisances -- 4.2.3 Opposition Risks -- 4.3 The Multiplication of Actors in the Project's Process -- 4.3.1 Five Categories of Stakeholders -- 4.3.2 The Importance of Governance -- 4.4 Legal and Regulatory Constraints -- 4.5 Deterrent Costs for Potential Investors -- 4.5.1 Soil Contamination -- 4.5.2 Relocation of Activities -- 4.6 The Need for Project Dynamics to Overcome Obstacles -- References.

5 Sustainability Issues at the Neighbourhood Scale -- 5.1 Sustainability and Europe's Changing Urban Territories -- 5.2 Framing the Concept of Urban Sustainability -- 5.2.1 Sustainability as Transition Dynamics: The Four Pillars -- 5.2.2 The Polycentric Restructuration of Built Territories -- 5.2.3 Neighbourhoods in Transition -- 5.3 The Neighbourhood Scale as a Means of Action for Cities -- 5.4 Built Density, Functional Mix, and Sustainable Mobility -- 5.5 High Environmental Quality of Buildings and Developments -- 5.6 Urban Contextualization and Preservation of Architectural Heritage -- 5.7 Well-being and Conviviality Within the Neighbourhood -- 5.8 Intergenerational and Social Diversity -- 5.9 Control of Global Costs -- References -- Part II Project Dynamics and Support Tools -- 6 Key Steps of a Regeneration Process -- 6.1 Identification of Five Key Steps -- 6.2 Early Reflections at Regional or Metropolitan Level -- 6.3 The Project as a Basis for Reflection on Urban and Architectural Coherence -- 6.3.1 Overcoming Negative Perceptions -- 6.3.2 Fostering the Emergence of a Shared Vision -- 6.3.3 Identifying Sectors and Phasing Operations -- 6.4 The Transition from Urban to Architectural Project -- 6.5 Multiple Forms of Participatory Processes -- 6.5.1 Participation of Landowners and Land Management -- 6.5.2 Integration of Civil Society to Foster Stakeholder Support -- 6.6 Evaluation of Sustainability Objectives -- 6.6.1 The Various Roles of Operational Evaluation -- 6.6.2 Operational Evaluation Integrated in Project Dynamics -- References -- 7 Specific Skills and Adapted Support -- 7.1 Courses of Action to Support the Evolution of Current Practices -- 7.2 Strategies at the Territorial Level -- 7.2.1 Awareness of Urban Brownfield Potential -- 7.2.2 Evolution of the Legal Framework -- 7.2.3 Development of Financial Levers.

7.3 Strategies at the Metropolitan Level -- 7.3.1 Integration of Urban Brownfield Regeneration Projects Within Urban Planning Tools -- 7.3.2 Identification of Strategic Sectors for Urban Development -- 7.4 Strategies at the Project Level -- 7.4.1 Initiation and Governance of Regeneration Project -- 7.4.2 Integration of Sustainability Objectives -- 7.4.3 Follow-Up of Sustainability Objectives -- 7.4.4 User Awareness -- References -- 8 Sustainability Monitoring: Principles, Challenges, and Approaches -- 8.1 Sustainability and Urban Brownfield Regeneration Projects -- 8.2 Principles of Sustainability Evaluation and Monitoring -- 8.2.1 Multi-criteria Evaluation Principles -- 8.2.2 Monitoring Principles -- 8.3 Operational Monitoring Tool Challenges -- 8.3.1 Operational Limitations -- 8.3.2 Target Audience -- 8.3.3 Results Reporting -- 8.4 The Need for Tailor-Made Operational Sustainability Monitoring -- 8.4.1 Consideration of Specific Features -- 8.4.2 Operational Monitoring Tool Requirements -- 8.5 Critical Analysis of Existing Approaches -- 8.5.1 Existing Certifications at the Neighbourhood Scale -- 8.5.2 Existing Evaluation Methods for Brownfield Regeneration Projects -- 8.5.3 Towards a Hybridization of Existing Approaches -- References -- 9 An Operational Monitoring Tool -- 9.1 The Hybridization of Methodologies -- 9.2 The Multi-Criteria Evaluation System -- 9.2.1 Description -- 9.2.2 Adaptations -- 9.3 The Quality Management Monitoring Software -- 9.3.1 Description -- 9.3.2 Adaptations -- 9.4 An Operational Monitoring Tool to Support Neighbourhood in Transitions -- References -- 10 Application to a Case Study -- 10.1 Monitoring the Pôle Viotte Neighbourhood in Besançon, France -- 10.1.1 Description of the Urban Brownfield Site -- 10.1.2 Description of the Urban Brownfield Regeneration Project -- 10.2 Detailed Monitoring Results.

10.2.1 Checklist-Context Indicators -- 10.2.2 Checklist-Project Indicators -- 10.2.3 Checklist-Governance Indicators -- 10.3 Overall Monitoring Results -- 10.4 Towards Integration of Sustainability Issues into the Project Dynamics of a Neighbourhood in Transition -- References -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- References.