REVITALISATION

Why, What, How to Rehabilitate in Historic/Inner Cities

Why Rehabilitate?

Efficient use of accumulated capital :

more intensive use of infrastructure promote the more efficient functioning of the inner city and city less pressure on peripheric agricultural land

Conservation of Cultural Heritage and development of touristic landmarks (internal-external):

Cultural and Historical Heritage Traditional and historic urban ensembles

To Rehabilitate What?

Deteriorated peripheric areas :

Areas with densification potential Areas of vulnerable nature, social problems

Areas affected by speculation processes and/or unregulated :

recuperation or creation of public spaces provision of open spaces/green areas provision of parking lots

How to Rehabilitate

Rehabilitate through concentration of public and private actions :

generate external situations punctual investments land management credit

Rehabilitation by direct public action:

purchase and rehabilitation of buildings selling/renting of rehabilitated buildings

Generation of Additional Resources

Public Investments which generate favorable environment to attract private investments

Investments in Infrastructure
improving drinking water and drainage re ordering public spaces illumination and urban furniture adequate urban design green areas

Improvement of Access
re-ordering of transit improvement of collective transport services parking lots

PUNCTUAL INVESTMENTS
Investments geared toward the recuperation of monuments or histotical buildings/landmarks with a view to introduce dynamic activities or to develop special sectors for the revitalization of the area :

Rehabilitation of buildings of historic or cultural interest for public uses Redevelopment of empty land-lots or with not-recuperable structures for private or public use Recuperation of architectural compounds of interest to private use (legislation!)

Concerted Land-management
public actions to remove restrictions to private investment inherent in (or as a result of) the structure of the property and the norms of land-use : Pro-active strategy
real-estate adjustment Creation of land-banks

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Regulation / legislative actions

structure of ownership zonification of land-use building norms and standards

Rehabilitation Credits
to channel resources fo finance private investments in rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment of urban heritage

Loans to real-estate investors for rehabilitation of buildings with historic or cultural interest Mortgage loans to those requesting rehabilitated areas for housing purposes, commerce and offices, cultural, recreational activities Technical assistance to investors

INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS

Modality of execution
Execution of invesments directly by entities of the public sector Execution on concerted public-private investments Financing of public sector to investments Public promotion of private financing (insurance for commercial risk re discount0

Institutional structure
Executive agency of central, provincial, or local government Decentralized executive entity (development corporation) Mixed capital company Non-governmental organization Any other feasible scenario

POVERTY ALLEVIATION/ENVIRONMENT/HOUSIN G/MUNICIPAL SERVICES/HERITAGE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CAN BE

Reconciled-otherwise it could be the Wreckonciliation of the urban-social fabric for the end of the century