Urban planning and change in the last century has been guided by concepts of Modernity rooted in the Age of Enlightenment that placed the needs of "rational man" at the core of human endeavors of all kinds. Yet, rather than leading to aesthetically beautiful cities characterized by sustainable resource utilization processes, the anthropocentric approach to urban and economic development has cre...

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Urban renewal programs aim to improve physical and socioeconomic position of neighborhoods. However, due to the intervention's complexity, there is often little evidence of their impact on health and health inequalities. This study aimed to identify the perception of a group of neighborhood residents towards a large-scale urban renewal program in Barcelona and to explore its effects and importa...

This bulletin is based on research conducted by Dr Gethin Davison, Mr Ryan van den Nouwelant, A/Prof Simon Pinnegar and Prof Bill Randolph at the AHURI Research Centre—the University of New South Wales, Prof Nicole Gurran at the AHURI Research Centre— the University of Sydney, and Prof Glen Bramley at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh. The research examined how planning practices in urban renewa...

Urban renewal efforts are a priority for many American cities. As efforts to reconstitute urban centers increase, the demolition of old, deteriorated structures has accelerated. Recent studies have identified demolitions as a potential source of environmental lead exposure. We conducted a study examining the relationship between demolition activity and blood lead levels of children residing in ...

Research summary One of the main challenges of European post-industrial cities is to prevent urban sprawl. Hence, increasing the density of inner cities instead of building new constructions in the peripheries has become a priority. However, city centres are already built and occupied by communities. Therefore, urban renewal projects aiming at increasing the density of the urban fabric should t...

Assembling individual pieces of land into large parcels for public purposes often involves the use of eminent domain, including when the assembled land is passed into private hands. Questions of equity and efficiency arise. Firstly, the US and other Constitutions require that owners of compulsorily-acquired property receive ‘just’ compensation. As existing owners are likely to value their prope...