Integrated approaches and interventions for the regeneration of abandoned towns in southern Italy

The past century has been one of unprecedented change in terms of impact on the urban environment. Globalisation, rapid unrestrained development, demographic changes and economic pressures are the main factors driving change in the urban environment.¹ In 2007, for the first time in history, the glob...

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Published inFrom Conflict to Inclusion in Housing p. 87
Main Author May East
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published UCL Press 13.11.2017
Subjects
Development economics
Development studies
Development theory
Ecological economics
Ecological sustainability
Economic development
Economic principles
Economic systems
Economics
Ecovillages
Environmental economics
Environmental studies
Ghost towns
Green economics
Housing
Human geography
Metropolitan areas
Political geography
Social sciences
Sustainable communities
Sustainable development
Sustainable economic development
Sustainable economies
Sustainable global economy
Towns
Villages
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Summary:The past century has been one of unprecedented change in terms of impact on the urban environment. Globalisation, rapid unrestrained development, demographic changes and economic pressures are the main factors driving change in the urban environment.¹ In 2007, for the first time in history, the global urban population exceeded the global rural population.² The world population has remained predominantly urban ever since. In 2014, Europe ranked the third most urbanised region of the world, with 73 per cent of its population living in urban areas.³ The diverging trends of rapid urban expansion and decline, stagnation and even abandonment of smaller
ISBN:9781787350342
1787350347
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt1xhr55k.12