Rethinking the waste of planetary urbanization for urban challenges: Potential, Strategies and Governance in Terrain Vague projects

Kamvasinou, K. and Iannizzotto, L. 2024. Rethinking the waste of planetary urbanization for urban challenges: Potential, Strategies and Governance in Terrain Vague projects. Cremaschi, M. (ed.) AESOP Annual Congress Paris 2024. Paris 08 - 12 Jul 2024 AESOP.

TitleRethinking the waste of planetary urbanization for urban challenges: Potential, Strategies and Governance in Terrain Vague projects
AuthorsKamvasinou, K. and Iannizzotto, L.
EditorsCremaschi, M.
TypeConference paper
Abstract

Planetary Urbanisation puts pressure on undeveloped spaces in cities. Although perceived as wastelands, such
spaces are of unacknowledged socioenvironmental value. Conceptualised as Terrain Vague, they have potential
to address social and ecological urban challenges. This paper demonstrates how the Terrain Vague can be activated
through alternative repurposing strategies and governance. We present three case studies indicative of diverse
strategies adopted from different European contexts: Porto Healthy Corridor, a nature-based solution part of
URBINAT research project; R-Urban (2013-2017), a community garden in Colombes, near Paris, managed as
Urban Commons; Cody Dock, a community-led regeneration and river revitalisation project in London. The
analysis shows how rethinking the waste of planetary urbanization can support the circular economy, biodiversity,
urban ecology, community development and climate sustainability.

Keywordswastelands
strategies of repurposing
socioenvironmental value
urban commons
urban ecology
Year2024
ConferenceAESOP Annual Congress Paris 2024
PublisherAESOP
Publisher's version
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access Level
Open (open metadata and files)
Publication dates
Published online23 Oct 2024
Book titleAESOP 2024 Book of Proceedings
Book editorCremaschi, M.
ISBN 9789464981827
Web address (URL) of conference proceedingshttps://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:dbfde4ab-20f9-4abb-9803-b089a447cbdc?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover

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