Approaches and Challenges in Public Housing Renovation: Insights from Two Case Studies in Italy

The contribution aims at exploring different approaches to the renovation of public housing contexts with a focus on the implemented actions in relation to contextual conditions and actor’s dynamics in two italian case studies. On the one hand, a public-led approach aiming at self-sufficiency objectives by focusing on a single neighbourhood's public assets and a pre-established network of involved actors; on the other hand, a third sector-led approach aiming at seeking synergies between neighbourhoods by integrating different ownership structures and building alliances between local actors. The proposed investigations offer researchers and practitioners’ different scenarios of intervention in public housing contexts.