Urban Regeneration Economics: The Case of Lisbon's Old Downtown

• Authors: Francisco Loforte Ribeiro

Title variants

LT

Miestų Atgaivinimo Ekonomika: Senojo Lisabonos Komercinio Rajono Atvejis

Abstracts

EN

Buildings are one of the biggest assets of Lisbon's central downtown accumulated over a period of several centuries. The efficient use and optimization of the value of these assets are a challenge for both the owners of individual buildings and for society as a whole. Recently, a new regeneration initiative was announced for old urban Lisbon's downtown, covering three fields of intervention: the economic, social and physical fields. This paper presents a case study of the regeneration program for the Lisbon's old downtown including an analysis of the framework used to assess the costs and benefits.

LT

Pastatai - tai vienas pagrindinių Lisabonos centrinio komercinio rajono turtų, sukauptų per keletą amžių. Efektyvus šio turto naudojimas ir vertės optimizavimas - tai iššūkis ir atskirų pastatų savininkams, ir visai visuomenei. Neseniai paskelbta nauja senojo Lisabonos komercinio rajono atgaivinimo iniciatyva, apimanti tris intervencijos sritis: ekonominę, socialinę ir fizinę. Šiame darbe pristatomas senojo Lisabonos komercinio rajono atgaivinimo programos atvejo tyrimas, pateikiama sąnaudų bei naudingumo įvertinimo sistemos analizė.

Keywords

EN

Building; Cost-benefit analysis; Economic analysis; Urban renewal

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Strategic Property Management
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 203-213

Contributors

author

Francisco Loforte Ribeiro

• Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Secção de Estruturas e Construção, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049 Lisboa, Portugal

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Identifiers

DOI

10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.203-213