The Renewal of Public Spaces as an Instrument of Urban Regeneration in Local Communities of Timis.oara

摘要

In the context of the return of the principles of traditional urban structure to the city, the importance given to polycentrism in European cohesion policy and the newfound popularity of the local, emerges the definition of communities with 7.000-10.000 residents in the city of Timisoara, which are better suited to coordinate local development than districts boundaries. This resumes the historical development of Timisoara as a city with a central core and independent nuclei. After the loss of identity due to physical homogenization and the expansion of the city, it is necessary to strengthen the community identity of the inhabitants of the city. This raises the idea of the renewal of local public spaces as impulse for urban regeneration on a local scale. After presenting the results of a multiple criteria based study of the network of local public spaces in Timisoara and of one of its communities, the interpretations, the concept of public space implies, are examined and its role in the urban context are analysed. Furthermore a synthesis of criteria for a quality design of urban public space are outlined and illustrated through the proposal for the renewal and redesign of the local square of the community on "Calea Sagului".