2022 |
Potsiou, Chryssy; Ioannidis, Charalabos; Soile, Sofia; Verykokou, Styliani; Gkeli, Maria; Filippakopoulou, Maria A Technical Tool for Urban Upgrading: An Application for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Planning for Affordable Housing Journal Article In: Land, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1197, 2022, ISSN: 2073-445X. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D model, Affordable housing, Cultural heritage, land policy, urban planning, valuation @article{potsiou2022technical, A technical tool to support projects for urban reforms and the implementation of current land policies is presented together with an example for its application in a project concerning the preservation of privately-owned residential buildings listed as “protected” cultural heritage (CH) constructions, urban planning and planning for affordable housing provision. The projects should be based on the voluntary participation of current property owners and an agreement signed between them and the private developer (team of professionals), so that the project will be self-financed through value capture measures to be decided by the state. The application presented here is based on the assumption that the state, by example, has set the rules for an increase in FAR in order to apply affordable housing policy and the preservation of listed CH residential private constructions. The state also provides the rules for identifying the target group of beneficiaries for affordable housing. Current property owners contribute the land, while the developer's team undertakes all project costs. New property units are shared accordingly with the developer, the current owners and the beneficiaries for affordable housing. No additional public funds for the “affordable housing” units or for expropriation of the protected CH buildings is required. |
2021 |
Nystrom, Steven; Potsiou, C; Salize, M.; Wouters, R. Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements Proceedings Article In: pp. 21-25, FIG WW2021, 2021. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Affordable housing, Cadastre, Geoinformation/GI, Informal settlements, Spatial planning @inproceedings{Nystrom2021, In the UNECE region there are approximately 50 million people living in informal settlements, with a large percentage of them in Southern and Eastern parts. These settlements typically have dense populations, limited services, including water supply and sanitation, inadequate transport, unregistered residents, inadequate housing with insecure tenure, and unregistered land rights. A plan to address the specific challenges of COVID-19 within informal settlements is urgently needed, while also addressing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Recovery Action Plan provides an extensive list of Goals, Targets, and Actions that can be advanced by governments, local authorities, residents, community leaders, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders to help mitigate and/or prevent the COVID-19 pandemic spread. It is also designed to help build back better to achieve greater resilience against future pandemic risks while simultaneously helping to achieve the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements. The format of the action plan is built around 9 broad Policy Areas, and each of these will begin with a main Goal for that Policy Area. Under each Goal there will be a number of Targets. These are essentially secondary goals, under the main one. Each Target includes a number of individual Actions to help achieve these Targets. The integration of informal constructions within the formal markets, legal framework, land planning, and appropriate administrative adaptation will help achieve resilience and the SDGs. Buildings registers and the address register data were among the most useful datasets during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important each building to be included in the building register, no matter if it is registered or not in the cadaster for risk analysis and response. The Recovery Action Plan for informal settlements and the work at community level should also be envisioned in parallel with other urban and rural community development needs and activities. In rural areas a focus on safe and sustainable agriculture and rural development and diversification of the rural economy should incorporate the concepts discussed herein. |
2022 |
A Technical Tool for Urban Upgrading: An Application for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Planning for Affordable Housing Journal Article In: Land, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1197, 2022, ISSN: 2073-445X. |
2021 |
Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements Proceedings Article In: pp. 21-25, FIG WW2021, 2021. |