An Evaluation Methodology to Support the Definition of Temporal Priorities Lists for Urban Redevelopment Projects

The present research concerns the relevant and current issue of the urban regeneration. In particular, a methodological approach for the identification of the areas - included in a city district or a larger macro-area - for which a higher urgency of urban redevelopment is detected, is developed. The proposed methodology intends to support the definition of the temporal priorities and preference lists of the interventions to be implemented in a territory, providing an evaluation tool able to highlight the areas on which the first attention of public decision-makers should be paid, in order to start urban transformation initiatives on a larger scale. The articulation of the methodology into 7 phases is illustrated and its flexibility of implementation is pointed out, to allow the replication of its operational procedure in every geographical context and for different intended uses. The methodology constitutes a valid reference for public decision-makers involved in the definition of programmatic guidelines for urban regeneration and of specific targets for the urban development policies.