Urban regeneration processes in Portugal Contribution for the Parnu Seminar.

Most of the Portuguese towns are based on urban historical structures. These prototypical forms are into two basic groups: littoral and inlands forms.

Walled cities, ports and rossios were the fundamental basis for the transformations of these towns and landscapes along last centuries.

Important changes happened during the 20 th century: Urban expanded shapes provoked a large quantity of brownfields and gentrification processes in the traditional and historical areas.

littoral urban forms created a historical process where relationships between port and city provoked several formal solutions

SETÚBAL

Portuguese initiatives for the urban regeneration

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years PRONORTEfor the developing of thematic networks

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years PRONORTE IORUoperational interventions for the urban renewal for the developing of thematic networks

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years PRONORTE IORUoperational interventions for the urban renewal for the developing of thematic networks URBANprogram for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructures

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years PRONORTE IORUoperational interventions for the urban renewal for the developing of thematic networks URBANprogram for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructures REHABITA and RECRIA for the renovation and recuperation of the buildings

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years PRONORTE IORUoperational interventions for the urban renewal for the developing of thematic networks URBANprogram for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructures REHABITA and RECRIA for the renovation and recuperation of the buildings POLISengine of all initiatives that aim an urban and environmental qualification of the cities

COIMBRA

SETÚBAL COIMBRA

BADAJOZ SETÚBAL COIMBRA

CoimbraPolis is the new company responsible for all the works. The first capital for the firm was ten million euros, and at least 51% of this funds must be controlled by Public Institutions

80 Ha land

We can remark some goals

The proposal for a better value for the pedestrian axes

New green urban park at Mondego river Recuperation of the Historical heritage

SETÚBAL The Polis Setubal project provided environmental and urban regeneration of an area of 64 hectares, between the former barracks of the 11 th Infantry Regiment and the beach of Albarquel

Setúbal- Polis The Ministry of Environment and the Setúbal Council were partners in this company: 60% and 40% respectively

BADAJOZ

The most common resource for the successful result was based on a strong urban public space Eventual private initiatives were completing the total proposal

Final results were better when private residential areas were implemented, into a mixed concept.

Mixed activities are essential to get a successful regeneration.

At the end an excessive regeneration can be a serious problem. Identity problems were important when regeneration strategies included gentrification activities.

Scale of the proposal is definitively an important question. Problems about brownfields are coming from this perspective.

Old industrial areas, disabled port areas are generally too big for the scale of the town and the urban society is not able to absorb it.

Thanks! Filipa and José