12 principles of urban renewal

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The 12 principles of urban renewal arose from the end of the 1970s in connection with the disputes over urban renewal in Berlin . "In the spring of 1982 [...] succeeded in gaining political approval for the Twelve Principles in the Kreuzberg district. In March 1983, the House of Representatives finally took note of these principles and approved them as a guideline. ”They were then a programmatic component of the International Building Exhibition 1984/87 in Berlin-Kreuzberg .

The authoritative author of the 12 principles of urban renewal was Hardt-Waltherr Hämer . The 12 principles marked the turning point in Berlin's redevelopment policy from the previous area redevelopment to democratically organized, cautious urban renewal , taking into account established structural and social structures. They were formally confirmed by the Berlin House of Representatives and transferred from Kreuzberg to the rest of the regeneration areas in West Berlin .

As the 12 guiding principles of urban renewal in Berlin , they were applied in a modified form from 1993 to the later urban renewal process in East Berlin .

Wording of the 12 principles of urban renewal

  1. The renewal must be planned and implemented with the current residents and tradesmen - preserving the substance.
  2. Planners should agree with residents and businesses on the goals of the renovation measures, technical and social planning should go hand in hand.
  3. The uniqueness of Kreuzberg should be preserved, trust and confidence in the endangered parts of the city must be awakened again. Substance-threatening damage to houses must be removed immediately.
  4. Careful changes to floor plans should also make new forms of living possible.
  5. The renovation of apartments and houses is to be done in stages and added gradually.
  6. The structural situation is to be improved by a few demolitions, greening inside the block, and the design of facades.
  7. Public facilities as well as streets, squares and green areas must be renewed and supplemented as needed.
  8. Participation rights and material rights of those affected in social planning must be regulated.
  9. Decisions for urban renewal must be made openly and discussed locally if possible. The representation of those affected is to be strengthened.
  10. Urban regeneration that creates trust needs firm financial commitments. The money must be able to be spent quickly and on the case.
  11. New forms of sponsorship need to be developed. Fiduciary redevelopment agency tasks (services) and construction measures should be separated.
  12. Urban renewal according to this concept must be ensured beyond the time of the IBA.

literature

  • Hardt-Waltherr Hämer: Careful urban renewal. In: Senate Department for Building and Housing (Ed.): Urban renewal Berlin . Berlin 1990.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hardt-Waltherr Hämer: Careful urban renewal. In: Senate Department for Building and Housing (Ed.): Urban renewal Berlin , Berlin 1990, p. 64.