Following a decades-long real estate bubble involving a culture of indiscriminate ownership and occupation of land,PAX—Patios de la Axerquía is proposing an innovative system of governance in the city of Có...Following a decades-long real estate bubble involving a culture of indiscriminate ownership and occupation of land,PAX—Patios de la Axerquía is proposing an innovative system of governance in the city of Córdoba in Spain that fosters a new urban model consistent with the aims of the New Urban Agenda and a Smart,Sustainable and Inclusive City:from a culture of speculation to one of rehabilitation.A system of multilevel co-management between the public administration and the social economy provides the basis for the acquisition and cooperative use of empty houses as a model of urban regeneration through social innovation in a heritage context.The rehabilitation of the patio-houses in Axerquía,which have been threatened by gentrification,aims to restore the environmental values of the Mediterranean city and upgrade its historical characteristics in a contemporary way together with the citizenship:from its architectural value as a World Heritage site to its anthropological value as Intangible Heritage of Humanity,as recognised by UNESCO in 2012.The interaction between innovative mechanisms of sustainable urban development opens up a pathway of virtuous policies for the densification of the existing city by the local population,generation of micro-employment,and support for collective projects that incorporate refugees and migrants in a system of solidarity.Updating the urban,environmental,social,and economic values of the traditional city is a step toward understanding the Mediterranean city as an undeniable reminder of our past and,at the same time,providing an essential tool for the future development of a smart,sustainable,and inclusive Europe.展开更多
文摘Following a decades-long real estate bubble involving a culture of indiscriminate ownership and occupation of land,PAX—Patios de la Axerquía is proposing an innovative system of governance in the city of Córdoba in Spain that fosters a new urban model consistent with the aims of the New Urban Agenda and a Smart,Sustainable and Inclusive City:from a culture of speculation to one of rehabilitation.A system of multilevel co-management between the public administration and the social economy provides the basis for the acquisition and cooperative use of empty houses as a model of urban regeneration through social innovation in a heritage context.The rehabilitation of the patio-houses in Axerquía,which have been threatened by gentrification,aims to restore the environmental values of the Mediterranean city and upgrade its historical characteristics in a contemporary way together with the citizenship:from its architectural value as a World Heritage site to its anthropological value as Intangible Heritage of Humanity,as recognised by UNESCO in 2012.The interaction between innovative mechanisms of sustainable urban development opens up a pathway of virtuous policies for the densification of the existing city by the local population,generation of micro-employment,and support for collective projects that incorporate refugees and migrants in a system of solidarity.Updating the urban,environmental,social,and economic values of the traditional city is a step toward understanding the Mediterranean city as an undeniable reminder of our past and,at the same time,providing an essential tool for the future development of a smart,sustainable,and inclusive Europe.
