Over the last years a relevant part of public properties (e.g. barracks, offices, depots, etc.) lost its primary function and, after the expansion of towns, started to surround urban central areas acquiring great importance for urban regeneration policies. The change of these public properties’ use and the urban areas regeneration, through the provision of new functions and services for citizens, require private investments to be stimulated by means of the alienation or transfer of such public properties. For this reason, the National Law requires a tight cooperation between the Public Property Agency and the Municipalities to renew single goods (law 410/01) or a collection of goods through complex programmes (National Budget Law 2007). The public costs of the urban regeneration project are financed by mixed funds defined during the feasibility study. A part of resources comes from the sell/grant of public properties, private investments, other public resources and project financing for public works able to get income. The Municipalities’ Department directors and practitioners, who have up-to-date knowledge as regards land ownership over the territory, sign agreements with the Government Property Agency. If the programme requires modifications of the current Municipal Development Plan it can be changed. This change occurs if all the obligations (e.g. historic, cultural, environmental, etc.) have been respected. The regeneration intervention has to be consistent with the Municipal Development Plan. If the intervention requires a change in land ownership, then specific urban plans have to be issued. These plans are needed to declare the public usefulness and justify the eminent domain. Municipalities hold the main responsibility because they are in charge of planning and managing urban regeneration in cooperation with the Government Property Agency. Regional urban laws and modifications of the current Municipal Development Plan have to be accepted by the competent Regional Authority.

Ministry of Infrastructure
Ms. Daniela Versino

26/10/2007

policy

Urban Policy > Urban environment

Urban renewal