A brief presentation on why cities in Portugal need integrated and sustainable urban regeneration urgently.

1. EUROPA NOSTRA FORUM
'SAVING EUROPE'S ENDANGERED HERITAGE'
Cities need integrated and sustainable urban regeneration urgently
Lisbon, May 2012
João Pereira Texeira
jtassociados@hotmail.com
www.ceu-ectp.eu/

2. THANKS TO EUROPA NOSTRA FOR AGREEING TO CONVENE THIS
CONGRESS IN LISBON
THANKS TO CENTRO NACIONAL DE CULTURA FOR ORGANISING IT
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THIS INVITATION

3. THE CENTRE OF LISBON IS RUN DOWN

4. T H E C E N T R E O F C O I M B R A IS RUN DOWN

5. T H E C E N T R E O F O P O R T O IS RUN DOWN

6. IN LISBON THERE ARE:
•50000 EMPTY HOUSES
•12000 BUILDINGS NEEDING MAJOR REFURBISHMENT
•18000 HOUSES NEEDING MINOR WORKS

7. MANY DEPRIVED PEOPLE

8. U R B A N R E G E N E R AT I O N , I S P O S S I B L E

9. U R B A N R E G E N E R AT I O N , I S N E C E S S A R Y

10. U R B A N R E G E N E R AT I O N , I S U R G E N T

11. URBAN REGENERATION IS FOR CITIZENS

12. URBAN REGENERATION CAN DELIVER:
•SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
•SOCIAL INCLUSION
•INTEGRATED URBAN POLICY APPROACH
•ECO- EFFICIENCY
•THE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
•A “NEW URBAN ALLIANCE” TO PUT THE STRATEGIC COMMITTEMENT IN
PRACTICE

13. URBAN REGENERATION IS CENTRAL TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
IN EUROPE:
•THE TOLEDO DECLARATION
•THE LEIPZIG CHARTER
•THE NEW CHARTER OF ATHENS
• URBAN RENAISSANCE - THE ROLE OF URBAN REGENERATION
IN EUROPE’S FUTURE
•THE EXPERIENCE OF EU PROGRAMMES, SUCH AS: URBAN I, URBAN II,
etc.
IN PORTUGAL:
•FAZER ACONTECER A REGENERAÇÃO URBANA (MAKING URBAN
REGENERATION HAPPENING) – CIP
•PROPOSTAS PARA DINAMIZAR A COLOCAÇÃO DOS FOGOS DEVOLUTOS
NO MERCADO IMOBILIÁRIO (HOW TO BRING EMPTY HOUSES INTO THE
MARKET) - EPUL

14. LET US DO IT:
• AS AN IMPERATIVE, INVOLVING ALL PORTUGUESE SOCIETY
• WITH THE PATRONAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
• WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
• WITH THE BACKING OF GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES
•WITH THE SUPPORT OF PORTUGUESE SOCIETY: FOUNDATIONS; CIP
(THE PORTUGUESE CONFEDERATION OF INDUSTRY); BANKS; NGO (OF
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT); POLITICAL PARTIES;
ASSOCIATIONS OF PLANNERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS AND GEOGRAPHERS; DEVELOPERS; CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY;
AND MOST ALL OUR CITIZENS

15. LET US DO IT:
O PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE RENASCIMENTO URBANO
THE URBAN RENAISSANCE PROGRAMME

16. THANK YOU
Lisbon, May 2012
João Pereira Texeira
jtassociados@hotmail.com
www.ceu-ectp.eu/