The Concept of Regional Properties as Techniques of Urban Regeneration and the Analysis on Actual Utilization of Regional Properties

Abstract

As the paradigm of urban regeneration has shifted to one that considers physical, economic, social, and environmental aspects comprehensively, regional properties are emerging as one of the most important resources of urban regeneration. However the recent utilization of regional properties to urban regeneration is monotonous, hindering the practice of creative and sustainable urban regeneration. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to define the regional properties for creative urban regeneration through conducting domestic and foreign literature review and case analysis of 13 demo urban regeneration area. As a result, it is found that the regional properties should be defined as one that could be discovered, retained, and advanced through the capacities of regional individuals, organizations and institutions. In addition, regional properties could be classified into 6 categories, which are physical, social, human, economic, environmental, and historical-cultural properties. Among these regional properties, human and social properties are crucial since they are the basis of all the other regional properties. Thus sustainable and creative urban regeneration could be achieved through mobilizing regional properties with supports to human and social regional properties.