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A review of influential factors for core city area development processes
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
17
(3),
350-365
(2024)
Abstract
Old urban settlements showcase a distinct cultural and social image in their core areas. These core areas have played a vital role in the city development process for centuries. With rapid urbanisation the core areas of these cities are losing their identity and importance. Their economic viability and sociocultural significance are diminishing gradually. Various revival and renewal projects have been undertaken to bring back the lost social and visual character of these areas. This paper presents a critical review of core city area development processes implemented in the last decade, 2011–20. The paper identifies a number of factors that have influenced the development strategies of core city areas. The results of this review are represented using a comprehensive matrix. The major factors that are considered are the social, economic, environmental, cultural and heritage, governance, built environment and accessibility aspects of the development strategies. The social and built environment aspects were found to be the most important factors to take into consideration when undertaking core area development processes in cities.
Keywords: core areas; urban interventions; built environment
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Author's Biography
Akansha Soni is currently working as a faculty member at the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from IPSA Indore (MP) and a master’s degree in sustainable architecture from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur. Formerly, she worked as an Assistant Professor at Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra (UP), India. She is currently undertaking a PhD a the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur.
Puneet Sharma is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, India. He teaches in the Department of Architecture and has nearly 18 years’ experience in the field of architecture and urban design. He works on community development programmes for architects, engineers, faculty and students, teaching short-term courses and expert lectures at many national forums. He has completed various consultancy projects in the field of architecture, landscape architecture and planning in the past, and a few are currently in progress.
