Abstract:
This paper discusses the sustainability outcome levels of the
contemporary urban regeneration projects across different cities. For
this, the systematic review approach is employed and have analyzed
twenty-two urban regeneration projects implemented after year
2000 in cities of both developed and developing countries. The
analysis encapsulates the focuses of contemporary urban
regeneration projects, sustainability attributes on economic,
environmental and social dimensions, tensions between those
dimensions and success factors proven for sustainable urban
regeneration in the 21st century. The paper informs that the
contemporary urban regeneration projects yet generate economic
and environmental focused outcomes being indifferent to project
outcomes observed during 70s -80s – social equitable outcomes are
accrued in a limited manner. It concludes by suggesting
contemporary urban regeneration project implementation to
incorporate policy elements such as meaningful community
engagement, public-private partnership investments and imposing
mandatory requirements on social equity in order to attain
sustainable outcomes expected in the 21
st century
