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The Governance Of Economic Resilience: 20 Years Of Urban Adaptation Projects In Brussels

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  • Stephan Kampelmann
  • Sarah V.S. Van Hollebeke
  • Paula Vandergert

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This paper is an empirical investigation on how cities use urban renovation projects to adapt to structural economic change. We use methodological triangulation with case study evidence from Brussels to investigate causal links between the governance and the implementation of a large ongoing urban renovation programme that started in 1993. Having classified all investments in our database according to a list of urban adaptation tools, we are able to document how the governance of the programme influenced a) the allocation of funds to different adaptation tools; b) the content of intangible investments; c) the link between tangible and intangible investments. We conclude that urban renovation in Brussels is similar to policies in other cities in that it invested substantial resources both at the top and the bottom of adaptation governance, but that a disconnection between bottom-up and top-down strategies risks foregoing potential complementarities and synergies.

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  • Stephan Kampelmann & Sarah V.S. Van Hollebeke & Paula Vandergert, 2015. "The Governance Of Economic Resilience: 20 Years Of Urban Adaptation Projects In Brussels," DULBEA Working Papers 15-01, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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    1. Kampelmann, Stephan & Van Hollebeke, Sarah & Vandergert, Paula, 2016. "Stuck in the middle with you: The role of bridging organisations in urban regeneration," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 82-93.

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    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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