Abstract
Abstract Considered as a lever for urban regeneration politics, the construction of emblematic facilities is also a way to enhance metropolitan attractiveness. The Algerian capital is no exception to this rule. These new urban icons are designed to be the catalysts of urban change, and are expected to improve the adaptation of metropolitan localities to new needs and developmental challenges. However, in the field, this iconic regeneration does not always bring the expected changes. The Riad El Feth Arts Centre, an iconic facility located in the central municipality of El Madania in Algiers, is one example. In this paper we propose an operational tool called EFLUR (Emblematic Facilities Leverage of Urban Regeneration), intended to facilitate urban decision-making by evaluating the leverage of emblematic facilities at targets of urban strategy. It helps to assesses and optimise their leverage capacity by identifying their failures and opportunities, with a view to undertaking necessary actions, both to amplify positive contamination and to limit detrimental effects. The Riad El Feth is selected as a study case to validate our approach and test the operationality of EFLUR. Beyond conventional impact studies, the value of this tool lies in its holistic approach and capacity to combine metropolitan objectives with local development strategies.
Highlights
The multitude of guidelines and objectives linked to various urban planning instruments and development tools highlight the desire of the city of Algiers to consolidate its position within one of the networks of the world’s economy, namely the Mediterranean
In this paper we propose an operational tool called EFLUR (Emblematic Facilities Leverage of Urban Regeneration), intended to facilitate urban decision-making by evaluating the leverage of emblematic facilities at targets of urban strategy
The results provided by the EFLUR tool shed light on the dynamics between the effects of the EF and Urban regeneration (UR) targets
Summary
The multitude of guidelines and objectives linked to various urban planning instruments and development tools highlight the desire of the city of Algiers to consolidate its position within one of the networks of the world’s economy, namely the Mediterranean. Urban regeneration (UR) projects and the creation of emblematic facilities (EF) are an integral part of the process (PDAU: plan directeur d’aménagement et d’urbanisme 2011). It is designed to be used by urban planners, and the aim is to amplify the ‘positive contamination’ of EF effects on UR (Robin 2012), which is one way to improve the articulation of different objectives at various urban scales with respect to emblematic projects (Djament-Tran, Guinand 2014). The evaluation reports on the changes induced by the facilities in their territory, and not in relation to the changes hoped for this territory, in particular as part of an urban regeneration strategy
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