Urbani izziv Volume 33, No. 1, June 2022
: 93-104
(Articles)
UDK: 711.585/.586-163:005.418(234.3)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2022-33-01-03
Author
Manca Krošelj
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of landscape architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
manca.kroselj@bf.uni-lj.si
Tomaž Pipan
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of landscape architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
tomaz.pipan@bf.uni-lj.si
Naja Marot
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of landscape architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
naja.marot@bf.uni-lj.si
Title
Are EU policies for brownfield redevelopment
sufficient? A case study of Alpine industrial
landscapes in the context of small and
medium-sized towns
Abstract
Small and medium-sized industrial towns in the Alpine
area are often peripheral and degraded. These areas have
also experienced declines in population and business opportunities as well as substantial environmental remediation costs, and they have undergone complex transformations. This research investigates what options towns
with Alpine industrial brownfields have for redevelopment, what support is offered by the European Union,
and how much development potential is fully valorized in
this way. The evaluation was undertaken using four case
studies of peripheral regions in four Alpine countries:
Austria, France, Italy, and Slovenia. The results reveal that
brownfields are not sufficiently covered by current EU
policies, and that financial incentives are spread among
several resources and, consequently, are difficult to absorb. In addition, the regions in question do not possess
the required knowledge or capacity (both individually
and collectively) to obtain the funds needed to turn their
ideas into successful redevelopment stories.
Key Words
small and medium-sized towns, brownfield redevelopment, Alpine regions, policy analysis, EU policies