Abstract
Due to its large surface, over 320 hectares, the historical centre of Madrid included areas with a very high level of architectural, urban, social and environmental decay, there being greatly marginalised districts which shelter immigrant population . In view of this on-going urban decay of the historical centre, the three administrations (state, regional and local) entered several agreements for the Rehabilitation of the Residential and Urban Heritage, which, together with the Cohesion Funds and the URBAN projects for Cinema and Theatre Itineraries, both financed by the European Union, intend to regenerate the urban base Coordination and management are in the hands of the Municipal Housing Corporation. The formula selected to intervene in the historical centre has been the declaration of Preferential Rehabilitation Areas, which focuses on the squares or main streets in each district. Another f ormula to intervene has been the rehabilitation of streets within the Cinema and Theatre Itineraries under the URBAN projects, the base of which is connected to the rehabilitation areas containing streets with prostitution and social marginalisation. The Cohesion Funds to upgrade the urban environment of Lavapies aim at adapting this district to the new needs of its population. Interventions aim at infrastructure renovation, street design improvement, accessibility, environment upgrading, rehabilitation of housing blocks to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants, developing accesses for cultural activities, support for the arts and crafts industry and small enterprises, social programmes and economic activity improvement Total investment in the Historical Centre amounts to 52,489 million pesetas (315 million euros) up to the year 2002 .
Highlights
Du e to its large SUI/ ace, over 32 0 hec tares, th e his torical centre of Madrid included areas with a very hig h lev el of archit ectural, urban, social and environmental decay, there bein g g rea tly margin al ised districts which shelter imm igrant p opulation
In view of this on-go ing urban decay of the historical centre, the thre e administrations entered several ag reements f or the Rehabilit ati on of the Res idential and Urban Heritage, which, togeth er with the Coh esion Funds and th e URBAN projects f or Cin em a and Theatr e Itineraries, both fin an ced by the Eur opean Union, intend 10 reg enerate the urb an base Coordination and man agement ar e in the hands of the Municipal Housing Corporation
Las actuaciones se han dividido en dos grupos: EI Centro Historico de Madrid, uno de los mas grandes de Europa con cerca de 400 hectareas, presentaba, junto a zonas monumentales y emblernaticas, otras de alto nivel de deterioro social, arquitectonico y urbanistico, escasamente habitadas por sectores de poblacion envejecida, inmigrante y marginada que habia provocado una gran perdida, entre otras, de las actividades economi cas tradicionales
Summary
EI centro historico de Madrid, debido a su g ran extension, mas de 320 hectareas, presentaba zonas con elevad o nivel de deterioro arqu itectonico, urb an istico, social y medioambient al, existiend o barrios con gran margina lidad que so n refu gi o de la poblacion inmigrant e. Las actuaciones se han dividido en dos grupos: EI Centro Historico de Madrid, uno de los mas grandes de Europa con cerca de 400 hectareas, presentaba, junto a zonas monumentales y emblernaticas, otras de alto nivel de deterioro social, arquitectonico y urbanistico, escasamente habitadas por sectores de poblacion envejecida, inmigrante y marginada que habia provocado una gran perdida, entre otras, de las actividades economi cas tradicionales. Ante esta alarrnante situacion las tres Administraciones, Local, Regional y Estatal (Ayuntamiento, Comunidad de Madrid y Ministerio de Fomento), respectivamente, firrnaron los "Convenios para la Rehabilitacion del Patrimonio Edificado Residencial y Urbano", concentrando sus actuaciones en Areas de Rehabilitacion Preferente, es decir, en zonas de deterioro homogeneas, Cabe destacarque con el ejemplo de las Administraciones se ha impulsado la accion de la iniciativa privada, que se ha sumado desde el comienzo al proceso de recuperacion del Centro Historico. Cerca del 60% de los inmuebles han sido rehabilitados y construidos banos dentro de las viviendas
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