Role of Public Administration in Fostering Urban Housing Rehabilitation
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 141, Issue 4
Abstract
Urban rehabilitation has long been a major concern for academics, practitioners, and public authorities. The decline cycle of city centers in many countries, particularly in Europe and the United States, involves deteriorating conditions in housing, which lead to a decrease in the population, moving toward suburban areas in the well-known phenomenon called urban sprawl. Rehabilitation has difficulties in succeeding within a fully liberalized market, and usually requires public intervention at different levels to stimulate the renewal of housing, particularly in historical city centers. This paper reflects on the roles of public administration at different levels. It leverages the main conclusions on the Portuguese experience, whose lessons may be valuable to other countries.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 141 • Issue 4 • December 2015
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Received: Sep 16, 2013
Accepted: Apr 29, 2014
Published online: Jul 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Dec 1, 2014
Published in print: Dec 1, 2015
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