Ioan IanoÈ?*, Cerasella CrÄ?ciun and Anthony Sorensen
Analysing a case study, this research explores what happened with a communist abandoned megaproject after the collapse of the totalitarian regime. About a quarter century, this area it’s an example of applied “laissez-faire” planning policies, however an important historical-cultural symbol was totally erased and entire area starting a naturalisation process. Considering that entire area was strongly affected by communist “tabula rasa” actions, the paper search responses to two key questions: a) The existing Natural urban protected area (on the place of projected lake) has a real potential sustainability?; b) There is a chance to spatially reconfigure the memory of former Monastic complex V?c?re?ti? Testing the fifth work hypotheses, connected with these questions, and using the conclusions of 48 research semi-structured interviews with specialists in the planning domain, the findings show surviving risk of the current urban protected area and the great difficulties to update the collective memory of the former cultural religious values. The main general conclusion is that long-time inaction and lack of coherent urban renewal program for a sustainable integration of abandoned projects have negative effects on the fragile spaces and multiply the costs of city future development.
Published Date: 2025-01-11; Received Date: 2024-09-16
