URBIUS

Development of a multi-criteria decision support methodology for urban renewal strategies at neighborhood scale.

The post-industrial European city is characterized by dispersed urbanization, resulting in increased travel, substantial use of land, social disparities and infrastructural costs that are unsustainable in the long term. Consequently, most European countries have set the goal of limiting urban sprawl by prioritizing increased density in already built-up areas.

To achieve this goal, new operations on unused urban areas are however not sufficient, urban projects on existing neighborhoods are also required. In a sustainability perspective, urban renewal goes beyond the issue of density. It has to integrate socio-cultural, economic and environmental aspects simultaneously.

As part of research project carried out in collaboration with the City of Lausanne, the LAST is developing an original approach in view of having in time a new tool allowing the structured diagnostic of an existing neighborhood and a multi-criteria comparison of different intervention scenarios.

Research Partners
Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST), City of Lausanne (SLG)

Research Team LAST
Prof. Emmanuel Rey, Dr. Maria Gracia Riera Pérez

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