Urban Renewal Strategies for Application of the Agreement Co-Construction Approach

Abstract

Currently, Taiwan leads urban renewal via public participation style with the government playing the role of critical decision-maker. The problem of urban aging is a common phenomenon faced by the global cities. According to the Ministry of the Interior statistics in 2018, old houses more than 30 years in Taiwan are more than 4.27 million; 0.77 million old houses in New Taipei City, accounting for 18%; and 0.69 million old houses in Taipei, accounting for 16.2%. However, the current progress of urban renewal is slowly stagnating. From 2006 to 2018, the approved urban renewal case was only 449 cases, approximately 35 cases per year, only nearly 2,000 households. Although the government strongly promotes the urban renewal policy, it is limited by the policy implied that it cannot be implemented and promoted. In addition, excessive emphasis on the sound of living justice, the lengthy review process, and the inability to implement various supporting measures have made urban renewal more difficult. In particular, the adoption of the “Agreement Co-Construction Approaches” method for urban renewal is even more difficult. Base on this, this study uses empirical case studies and content analysis methods to analyze the challenges of urban renewal through the “Agreement Co-Construction Approaches”, and further proposes specific countermeasures and recommendations, to enable Taiwan to accelerate the urban renewal process, and provide developing and developed countries specific reference for urban renewal planning and promotion strategy in the future.