Urban regeneration projects and the role of municipal officials: A strategy-as-practice perspective
本文通过分析意大利雷焦艾米利亚一个小型公共主导的城市更新项目，揭示了市政官员如何通过战略实践平衡多方参与与行政约束，最终实现项目闭环。
Urban regeneration projects are increasingly used as cities face complex problems and challenges involving economic, social, and environmental issues. Such projects are marked by considerable complexity given the variety of actors involved and the diversity of their claims. A challenge, however, emerges as to how engage such actors and integrate their varied inputs with various administrative and organizational constraints, leading projects that are both participated and well implemented. This article analyzes how such challenge was practically tackled by a municipal administration managing a small-scale, public-led urban regeneration project in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Drawing on a strategy-as-practice perspective, our qualitative study illuminates the strategizing process and practices through which public officials can achieve project closure by balancing participation and constraints, contributing to the literature on collaborative urban regeneration projects and discussing the role of municipal officials in this light.