{"title":"Public housing and the PINQuA in Italy","authors":"Constanze Wolfgring","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2219582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2219582","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT After decades of disinvestment in public housing in Italy, the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) opens a window of opportunity for the regeneration of a housing segment displaying multidimensional (structural, spatial, economic, and social) criticalities. The PINQuA (Programma Innovativo Nazionale per la Qualità dell’Abitare), endowed with € 2,8 billion from the RRF, is a national programme, promoted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (MIMS), aimed at enhancing the quality of housing and urban spaces, with a particular focus on the requalification and increase of the social housing stock and the adoption of innovative models of management and social inclusion. After the identification of 159 projects eligible for funding, it has recently entered the implementation phase, to be concluded until 31 March 2026. As the PINQuA is currently considered the main tool for addressing severe deficiencies in the residential landscape of Italy, high hopes are associated with the programme. The objective of this paper is to understand whether these hopes are justified with respect to the regeneration needs of the Italian public housing stock, analysing (i) to which degree public housing is the object of regeneration activities in PINQuA projects; (ii) which types of regeneration activities have been admitted for funding; (iii) innovative elements that can be identified in projects; and (iv) shortcomings of the programme and related procedures. The research has been developed through document analysis and a series of semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from the public housing sector, public administrations, Federcasa (the Italian Federation of Public and Social Housing Providers) and academics.","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114178656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of municipalities in promoting housing affordability: an analysis of three Finnish cities","authors":"Elina Sutela","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2206793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2206793","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132481299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Size matters: action space for sustainability transition among planners in Swedish municipalities","authors":"Karin Skill, Mosen Farhangi, Kristina Trygg","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2209554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2209554","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124900371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Café culture and retail gentrification: a nonlinear canonical correlation analysis of intraclass diversity and bivalent class narratives in Cluj, Romania","authors":"N. Petrovici, Vlad Bejinariu","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2202655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2202655","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133995121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Co-producing maintenance and repair: hybrid labor relations in water supply in Accra, Ghana","authors":"Lazarus Jambadu, Francesca Pilo’, Jochen Monstadt","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2180325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2180325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134293023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Imanol Mozo Carollo, Jon Morandeira-Arca, Aitziber Etxezarreta-Etxarri, J. Izagirre-Olaizola
{"title":"Is the effect of Airbnb on the housing market different in medium-sized cities? Evidence from a Southern European city","authors":"Imanol Mozo Carollo, Jon Morandeira-Arca, Aitziber Etxezarreta-Etxarri, J. Izagirre-Olaizola","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2023.2179419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2179419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132115838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carina Altreiter, Susanna Azevedo, Laura Porak, Stephan Pühringer, Georg Wolfmayr
{"title":"Winning city competition with a social agenda. The competition imaginary in Viennese urban development plans","authors":"Carina Altreiter, Susanna Azevedo, Laura Porak, Stephan Pühringer, Georg Wolfmayr","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2022.2161834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2161834","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125022914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site: what we have and what is possible","authors":"Kuan Heong Woo, S. Khoo","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2022.2160090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2160090","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Affordable housing is vital in ensuring the inclusiveness of a city. However, urbanization and gentrification have exacerbated the gap between housing availability and housing affordability. Many factors have contributed to the displacement of local communities in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS), with rental spike and the repeal of the Control of Rent Act, among others. Through a survey with 318 samples, this study investigates affordable housing alternatives and its administration in GTWHS of Penang state, Malaysia. Policy recommendations are suggested to improve the diversity of affordable housing options and to conserve the historic city’s intangible living heritage.","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116978238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urban villages in China and India: parallels and differences in the village extension process","authors":"Matthijs van Oostrum, K. Dovey","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2022.2160656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2160656","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120967324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding experimental governance of urban regeneration from the perspective of social learning – the case of Kingway Brewery in Shenzhen","authors":"X. Tan, Uwe Altrock, Jia Wang, Jun Yue","doi":"10.1080/17535069.2022.2158042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2158042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":172022,"journal":{"name":"Urban Research & Practice","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134598325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}