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A Multicriteria Decision Aid Process for Urban Regeneration Process of Abandoned Industrial Areas

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This document presents the first results of a study aimed at experimenting an innovative approach to the design and evaluation of complex urban transformation processes. Through a case study, a decision-making process capable of supporting the planning of urban interventions is illustrated. In particular, the choice concerns the regeneration processes of abandoned industrial areas in vulnerable contexts and assessing the relative tangible and intangible effects. According to a multi-phase design, different methods are combined in the evaluation process: SWOT analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Discounted Cash Flow Analysis.

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  1. Mediterranea University, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Lucia Della Spina & Alessandro Rugolo

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The contribution is the result of the joint effort of the authors. Despite the global responsibility for the work being equally shared between the two authors, Lucia Della Spina is responsible for Sects. 2, 3, while Alessandro Rugolo is responsible for Sects. 4 and Appendix B. The Introduction and Conclusion are the result of the joint work of the authors.

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  1. Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Carmelina Bevilacqua

  2. Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Francesco Calabrò

  3. Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Lucia Della Spina

Appendices

Appendix A. Evaluation Matrix

Appendix B. Discount Cash Flow Analysis

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Della Spina, L., Rugolo, A. (2021). A Multicriteria Decision Aid Process for Urban Regeneration Process of Abandoned Industrial Areas. In: Bevilacqua, C., Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. NMP 2020. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 178. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48279-4_99

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