REGENTIF. A Network for Knowledge Interchange on Regenerating Old Industrial Facilities - Abstact

Regentif is an European project which involves development agencies, universities, private companies. The main objective is to setup both a methodology and a supporting Knowledge-Based System that can be easily used by experts and newcomers involved in regeneration projects.

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There is a common understanding in most, if not all, public administrations that urban sprawl has to be reduced and only used as a last option. Old infrastructures, brownfields, have to be reused even if dealing with abandoned industries is more complex than developing directly out of greenfields.
The main objective of REGENTIF is to setup both a methodology and a supporting Knowledge-Based System that can be easily used by experts and newcomers involved in regeneration projects.

The approach of REGENTIF is aimed at building a shared framework be based on common features, both technical and non-technical, that can be identified in old industrial facilities, so that a methodology for handling the problem can be obtained. The methodology provides a series of patterns to enhance innovation culture and facilitate decision-makers' practises. This way, it would allow achieving systematised procedures for the actions that must be carried out in order to deal with the regeneration process.

The aim of the KBS is to support the intuitive use of the methodology by giving a step by step guide so that users can be aware of the main tasks as well as have a reference to good practices and possible problems found in Europe. The system also supports co-operation among the stakeholders as defined by the methodology.