Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania
The public space environment is one of the critical influential factors for strengthening local identity and communities’ sense of belonging, while enhancing city life quality. This study focuses on the use of heritage buildings as a catalyst for reactivating public spaces and aims to explore to wha...
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| description | The public space environment is one of the critical influential factors for strengthening local identity and communities’ sense of belonging, while enhancing city life quality. This study focuses on the use of heritage buildings as a catalyst for reactivating public spaces and aims to explore to what extent the revitalization project for the historical centre of Craiova, a medium-sized post-socialist city, has succeeded. The three dimensions of revitalisation – physical, economic and social – were analysed using a mixed approach, including participant observation, field investigation, and a residents’ survey. Physical changes within the study area, improved accessibility, functional changes and economic restructuring were analysed, as well residents’ perceptions and use of the area (perceived changes, use of the place, types of places used by the residents, frequency, times spent). The results point to the fact that not all the three dimensions of the revitalization project were equally successful, proving once again that not all the actions are effective in delivering the best outcomes. The main beneficiaries are discussed and the outcome of the revitalisation project is analysed against similar projects in other countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-940ae34719a0412bba72f7cc221851832024-04-08T07:37:23ZengSciendoMoravian Geographical Reports2199-62022024-03-01321375010.2478/mgr-2024-0004Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in RomaniaVîlcea Cristiana0Popescu Liliana1Niþă Amalia2Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Craiova, RomaniaThe public space environment is one of the critical influential factors for strengthening local identity and communities’ sense of belonging, while enhancing city life quality. This study focuses on the use of heritage buildings as a catalyst for reactivating public spaces and aims to explore to what extent the revitalization project for the historical centre of Craiova, a medium-sized post-socialist city, has succeeded. The three dimensions of revitalisation – physical, economic and social – were analysed using a mixed approach, including participant observation, field investigation, and a residents’ survey. Physical changes within the study area, improved accessibility, functional changes and economic restructuring were analysed, as well residents’ perceptions and use of the area (perceived changes, use of the place, types of places used by the residents, frequency, times spent). The results point to the fact that not all the three dimensions of the revitalization project were equally successful, proving once again that not all the actions are effective in delivering the best outcomes. The main beneficiaries are discussed and the outcome of the revitalisation project is analysed against similar projects in other countries.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0004heritage conservationurban revitalizationfunctionality changesresidents’ surveycraiovaromania |
| spellingShingle | Vîlcea Cristiana Popescu Liliana Niþă Amalia Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania Moravian Geographical Reports heritage conservation urban revitalization functionality changes residents’ survey craiova romania |
| title | Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania |
| title_full | Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania |
| title_fullStr | Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania |
| title_short | Urban revitalisation within the historical quarter: A comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in Romania |
| title_sort | urban revitalisation within the historical quarter a comprehensive analysis of a medium sized city in romania |
| topic | heritage conservation urban revitalization functionality changes residents’ survey craiova romania |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0004 |
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