Social sustainability in urban regeneration practice: a case study of the Fortitude Valley Renewal Plan in Brisbane
2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 50; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/07293682.2013.764909
ISSN2150-6841
AutoresSébastien Darchen, Emma Ladouceur,
Tópico(s)Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
ResumoAbstractUrban renewal has a social impact, and, here, we present the Fortitude Valley Renewal Plan (2007), in order to assess its process as a case study in relation to the concept of social sustainability. The objective is to develop recommendations to incorporate social sustainability in a proactive manner within the urban regeneration process. This research is based on the analysis of planning documents and semi-directed interviews with urban stakeholders involved in the regeneration process, particularly in the development of the Fortitude Valley Urban Vision statutory planning document. We analyse the case of Fortitude Valley's regeneration process in regards to three components: urban design, provision of affordable housing and the public engagement process. In conclusion, we explain how the tool of Sustainability Assessment (SA) could be used to improve strategic decision-making for the development of urban regeneration strategies for this case study.Keywords: Urban regenerationsocial sustainabilityinner-city suburbsBrisbane AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Associate Professor John Minnery and Ben Pritchard for their comments on earlier drafts of the paper.InterviewsInterview 1.Interview with Brisbane Urban Renewal, May 18 2012. Interview 2.Interview with Principal Designer Hassell Group, May 24 2012. Interview 3.Interview with Executive Director, Valley Chamber of Commerce, June 29 2012. Interview 4.Interview with former Manager, Urban Renewal Brisbane 2004–2009, July 6 2012. Interview 5.Interview with Brisbane Housing Company (BHC), July 11 2012. Interview 6.Interview Central Community Develop, July 17 2012.
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