Abstract
In the recent past, sustainable development has been considered a major issue for urban and regional studies. Adaptive reuse appears to be a practical solution for sustainable urban development. Beyond and in addition to a conceptual base consistent with circular economy and sustainability principles, how do we know if adaptive reuse is actually sustainable, provided that it constitutes a multidisciplinary and multilevel process? The present study aims at evaluating, in as much as feasible quantitative terms, adaptive reuse practices sustainability. This was attained using a set of indicators, developed combining PESTLE (the Political, Economic, Technical, Social, Legal, and Environmental aspects) and SWOT (the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) approaches, of which the results were subjected to evaluation by experts (pairwise comparisons), following the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The indicators representing strengths and opportunities of the process were calculated to be of higher value (overall level of final cumulative indicators values; 70.4%) compared with indicators representing weaknesses and threats. Enhancing strengths and opportunities and counteracting weaknesses and threats contribute making the potential of adaptive reuse practices in urban sustainability more evident. Among analysis dimensions, political and economic aspects rank first, followed by environmental, socio-cultural, technological-technical, and legal aspect. The empirical results of this paper serve as a useful reference point for decision-making and policy formulation addressing adaptive reuse practices in sustainable development strategies.
Highlights
Sustainability concerns all aspects of the modern way of living, including the build environment [1]
Adaptive reuse practices in Greece are currently under development, qualitative analysis was performed on a growing body of scholarly literature, in addition to reports, notes, benchmarks, from governmental bodies, and international agencies
Sustainable development has been a major issue in urban planning and management during the past decade
Summary
Sustainability concerns all aspects of the modern way of living, including the build environment [1]. As a result of the cumulative impacts that buildings have on the environment, eco-friendly practices [2,3], metropolitan sustainability [4,5], as well as urban metabolism [6,7], circular cities [8,9,10], and the circular economy principles [11,12,13,14,15,16,17], e.g., within the framework of the European Green Deal [18,19], currently represent an essential part of design, planning, and building processes [20,21] In this context, over the past 20 years, a considerable number of studies have provided empirical evidence supporting the relevance of adaptive reuse of building stocks when promoting sustainable urban development [22,23,24,25,26]. Heritage items, listed or not, are testimonies of the past and are irreplaceable, repurposing projects, preserve future generations legacy [33]
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