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The Evaluation of Sustainable Development Projects in Marginal Areas: An A’WOT Approach

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  • Rubina Canesi

    (Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering (ICEA), University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy)

  • Chiara D’Alpaos

    (Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering (ICEA), University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy)

Abstract

The increasing urbanization trend, projected to reach 70% of the global population residing in cities by 2050, underscores the pivotal role of cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN, 2015) and combating climate change. Nonetheless, the 2023 report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) reveals an alarming gap in achieving SDG 11 “Sustainable cities and communities” by 2030. This gap highlights the urgent need for transformative shifts in urban policies and investments to prevent cities from becoming centers of global disparities, including socio-economic inequalities, digital divide, and spatial fragmentation, particularly in marginal areas. Marginal areas suffer indeed from conditions of sub-optimality in planning capacity, valuable decision-making, and project implementation. The inadequate planning, management, and governance of marginal areas, coupled with suboptimal investments, can severely compromise their socioeconomic condition. Planning efforts frequently fall short in achieving long-term sustainability goals due to localized and short-sighted decision-making processes, particularly evident in marginal areas. It is crucial, though, to support their public administrations in the achievement of the SDG 11 targets and in their responsive participation in the calls for the allocation of public funding. In this paper, we provide a theoretical and methodological approach to evaluate urban regeneration projects in marginal areas. In detail, we develop an A’WOT approach, which combines a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis to the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), to rank alternative urban development projects.

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  • Rubina Canesi & Chiara D’Alpaos, 2024. "The Evaluation of Sustainable Development Projects in Marginal Areas: An A’WOT Approach," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:5:p:601-:d:1386360
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