Progress in Research on Sustainable Urban Renewal Since 2000: Library and Visual Analyses

Bohong Zheng,Francis Masrabaye,Gerald Madjissembaye Guiradoumngué,Jian Zheng,Linlin Liu

doi:10.3390/su13084154

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Urban renewal is an ideal approach to promoting the value of the urban fabric and improving the sustainability of the urban environment. This study, which shows the continuity of research on sustainable urban renewal, aimed to identify sustainable urban renewal literature based on a library analysis of scientific research since 2000. A total of 3971 scientific papers from the SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) and SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) databases were reviewed to examine how research concerning “sustainable urban renewal” has emerged and developed in the past 20 years. The h-indices and impact factors of the most relevant journals in urban renewal and sustainable development since 2000 were analyzed. The most frequently cited articles were analyzed using analysis of social networks (VOSviewer). The results revealed potential future focuses of research and guidelines that link urban renewal and sustainability: the engagement of all stakeholders in the decision-making process; the involvement of residents in projects; the development of cooperation between towns and cities; the preservation and reuse of built and industrial heritage while respecting environmental law; and, finally, the search for new financing techniques. These potential future research topics were analyzed in four research areas so that sustainable development can easily be integrated into an urban renewal project.

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For a long period, “bulldozer” policies adopted to clear non-integrated, precarious, and unsanitary urban centers were the mainstream solution to improving urban landscapes.problems associated with old urban centers persisted until the end of the 18th century
To discern future research areas and to identify possible weaknesses in sustainable urban renewal, our study offers a major assessment since 2000 of the concept of sustainable urban renewal through the examination of existing studies based on four sections: the first section addresses residential mobility in sustainable urban renewal [40]; the second section concerns social change and urban development; and the third section refers to the review of studies based on the most frequently cited articles and keyword research areas
Urban renewal is an ideal approach to promoting the value of the urban fabric and improving the sustainability of the urban environment

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“bulldozer” policies adopted to clear non-integrated, precarious, and unsanitary urban centers were the mainstream solution to improving urban landscapes.problems associated with old urban centers persisted until the end of the 18th century. Urban renewal is a solution for neighborhoods subject to socio-economic weaknesses and difficulties, and is considered ideal for transforming urban development, public facilities, and housing. Drawing on these facts, urban planning actors have contributed through research related to sustainable development and urban renewal on a global scale [1], and the actual reconstruction of sustainable cities. Urban renewal has been considered an ideal approach to enhance urban fabrics and improve the quality of the environment [4] This desire to rebuild cities is undoubtedly a strong vision of related policies that are currently being implemented, and is a response to several different urban problems. The contribution of urban renewal to sustainable development depends on the approaches

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