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Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Housing Renewal Trends

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Affordable houses; Community engagement; Neighbourhood revitalisation

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Urban planning, affordable houses and protection of the cultural and natural heritage are important elements to be considered in the design of sustainable urban realities. Homes for One Pound, Granby Four Streets CLT, Home baked CLT, Make Liverpool CIC and Engage Liverpool CIC are examples of successful initiatives oriented to foster urban regeneration by promoting environmental quality and social cohesion.

Introduction

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been specifically designed to address some of the main socioeconomic and environmental issues affecting developed and developing countries. Aiming to “improve people’s lives and to protect the planet for future generation,” the SDGs will be used to frame the political agenda over the next 15 years. Adopted by UN Member States in September 2015, the SDGs are composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. Between them, goal...

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  1. Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Valeria Andreoni

  2. Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK

    Janet Speake

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  1. European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

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  2. Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University, Passo Fundo, Brazil

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  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Andreoni, V., Speake, J. (2020). Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Housing Renewal Trends. In: Leal Filho, W., Marisa Azul, A., Brandli, L., Gökçin Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95717-3_59

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