Assessing Sustainability and Organizational Innovation of Urban Regeneration Projects: Best Practices and Guidelines from the Apulia Region

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This book offers the first comprehensive report on the topic of organizational innovation and sustainability of urban regeneration from the public manager's perspective. Starting from a rich set of case studies on urban regeneration from the region of Apulia, in Italy, it develops a framework for measuring their sustainability performance. It proposes the use of indicators related to different aspects of the urban regeneration process, including the participations of stakeholders; land use and buildings; economy and jobs; transportation; environmental pollution; energy use; waste management; as well as open spaces and wildlife. This book offers extensive information to graduate students and researchers, and to authorities, developers, investors and stakeholders alike, involved in the design, planning and management, and sustainable development of urban spaces. It is expected to foster a better understanding of the level of organizational innovation and sustainability of urban regeneration projects and the role of governing bodies in their implementation. Contents 1 Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Abstract 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Urban and Sustainable Planning in Practice 1.3 Governing Urban Development 1.4 The City as an Ecosystem 1.5 Participation: Partnership and the Role of Local Actors 1.5.1 Levels of Participation 1.5.2 Non-participation as a Form of Illness 1.5.3 Planning, Participation and Education 1.5.4 Strength and Weakness of Local Agenda 21 References 2 Area-Based Urban Regeneration Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 What Is Regeneration All About 2.3 Environmental Changes 2.4 The Economic Changes 2.5 Urban Regeneration vis-à-vis Social Equity 2.6 Inclusiveness in Local Communities 2.7 Urban Regeneration and Policies for Climate Protection References 3 Culture as Driver of Urban Regeneration: The Role of Organisational Aesthetics from Design to Social Innovation Model Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Literature Review 3.2.1 Urban Regeneration and Social Innovation: From Hardware to Software 3.2.2 Aesthetics as a Paradigm of Organizational Change 3.2.3 Analysis of the Extant Literature 3.3 Results 3.3.1 Documents Analysis 3.3.2 Keyword Analysis 3.3.3 Topic Evolution 3.4 Discussion References 4 The Determinants of Sustainability of Urban Regeneration. An Empirical Analysis in the Apulian Context Abstract 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Background 4.3 Hypotheses Development 4.4 Research Methodology 4.4.1 Sample 4.4.2 Variables 4.4.3 Model Specification 4.5 Results and Discussion 4.5.1 Descriptive Statistics, Variance Inflation Factor Analysis and Correlation Analysis 4.5.2 Regression Analysis 4.6 Conclusions References