Les périmètres de remembrement urbain (PRU) approuvés en Wallonie : coûts de transaction, formes d'appropriation et modalités d'application ; The approved perimeters of "urban remembrement" (périmètres de remembrement urbain) in Wallonia (Belgium) : transaction costs, appropriation forms and application modalities

The perimeter of “urban remembrement” (PRU in French) is a Walloon tool introduced in June 2006. It was created in the philosophy of operational urban planning, in a context of urban renewal. Its objectives are to promote urban regeneration and to simplify administrative procedures. Early research about the tool demonstrated that, in fact, the use of the PRU doesn’t seem as efficient as hoped to reduce transaction costs (time delays) of an urban remembrement operation. Furthermore, it highlighted two modes of appropriation of the tool by actors: an “opportunity strategy” and a “proactive strat... Mehr ...