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The process of urban regeneration in Budapest: Approaching 2030
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
10
(3),
286-300
(2017)
Abstract
During the last 20 years the large cities of Eastern Europe had to face the reindustrialisation of their territory and economic restructuring, leading to migration and urban expansion into the surrounding countryside. These factors led to no public coordination, where market forces could almost determine the plan of the city. The demise of the socialist state and the adoption of Western ideas left an ideological vacuum. In addition the financial crisis and the structural adjustments for entering the EU also played a role. Urban regeneration in Budapest was at first restricted to physical restoration, but later involved social and environmental aspects. This has led to the revitalisation of the central area aided by stronger housing policy. This paper describes the urban transformation underway in Budapest in just ten years which has created a more global society, with a new economy and major transformation in the organisation and structure of the urban space. The paper illustrates the phases of development – particularly housing policies and the Magdolna case – and the expected transformation of Budapest in the year of 2030. The conclusions focus on the initial results observed and on the challenges for 2030.
Keywords: Urban regeneration; Eastern Europe cities; public space; housing policies; Budapest 2030; Magdolna project
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Author's Biography
Assunta Martone earned a ‘laurea’ degree in Economics and a PhD in Engineering Economic Management, both at Università di Napoli Federico II. She has been a researcher at CNR IRISS (ex CNR IRAT) since 2006 where she works on sustainability reporting of public authorities, creative urban regeneration, cultural tourism and museum communication. She is enrolled in the Italian registers of Public Accountants and of Auditors; collaborates with the Study Group on Social Accountability, and was project manager for the Socio-economic Development Plan and Environmental Management System of a Park Authority.
Marichela Sepe is with the CNR since 1995 where since 2001 she is a researcher in urban planning. Since 2009 she is with the IRISS-CNR and since 2003 she is also with the DiARC of the University of Naples, where she is on the Research Doctorate Committee in Urban Design and Planning and a Contract Professor. In 2013 she was visiting Professor at the Peking University and lectured in the Peking, Wuhan and Xi’an Universities. Her research interests include: urban landscape analysis and planning; urban design; territorial and environmental planning; creative urban regeneration. On these topics, she has published several national and international journal articles, conference papers, books and book chapters, and won scientific awards.
Maria Immacolata Simeon holds a degree with honours in Sociology at the University ‘Federico II’ of Naples, Italy. She is presently Senior Researcher and Project Manager at the IRISS-CNR. Her research fields focus on Tourism and Cultural Heritage since 1996. Her research interests include: destination management and marketing, web 2.0 in museums, cultural tourism, events and festivals, tourism policy, sustainable tourism and local development, eTourism, enhancement of cultural heritage. She participates as partner in several national and international research and training projects; she also organized conference and international seminars and is a member of the Committee of the Institute IRISS-CNR since 1993.
