Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: An increased number of local authorities systematically identify and quantify vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces for reuse in neighbourhoods [1] in a context-sensitive way to address local community [1] challenges and needs. Increase in renovated, renatured, or converted spaces that address local community challenges and needs. Scope: Europe’s housing needs, inefficient use of the existing building stock, environmental commitments, and the EU’s goal of “no net land take” by 2050 make a compelling case for reusing the significant number of existing spaces, including buildings and infrastructure, that are vacant, obsolete or underutilised. In Europe, there are, for instance, an estimated 19,000 km² of underutilised brownfield land and 300 km² of vacant or underutilised office space… more

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   EMRAL MUTLU

   Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiAfyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

   Overlapping papers: Efficient Use Of Squares in Winter Cities With ENVI-met Analysis and The Effects On Thermal Comfort (2023) · Analysis of different urban spaces on thermal comfort in cold regions: a case from Erzurum (2020)

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   HALİME GÖZLÜKAYA PARLAK

   Araştırma GörevlisiSüleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies · Turkish Literature and Culture

   Overlapping papers: A Systematic Review and Comparative Policy Analysis of Sharing Cities and Their Urban Governance (2025)

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   PELİN ÖZDEN

   Doktor Öğretim Üyesiİzmir Konak Meslek Yüksekokulu

   Research topics: Smart Cities and Technologies · Urban Green Space and Health · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development

   Overlapping papers: Co-Diagnosing Urban Forests: Assessing Public Space Quality in İnciraltı Urban Forest (2026) · Citizen Science-Based Evaluation of Urban Thermal Comfort: Evidence from Public Spaces in Urla, İzmir (2026)

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