Temporary Uses in the Regeneration of Industrial Lands in Germany: Case Studies of Media Spree and HafenCity
Abstract：
Since rigid land management and complex processes of urban planning adjustment have largely hindered the progress of formal regeneration of industrial lands in China, the phenomena and policies of informal regeneration characterized by “temporary use” come into view. German experience reveals that temporary use can interact with formal planning pretty well in the regeneration of industrial land. Therefore, this paper takes the practices in Berlin’s Media Spree and Hamburg’s HafenCity as empirical cases, to compare and analyze the specific roles, operational characteristics and management mechanisms of two types of temporary use, which include “passive” and “active” modes. The study finds that “passive” temporary use occurs before formal planning, while “active” temporary use always carries out under the guidance of formal planning. What’s more, the former helps to explore the direction of industrial land transformation, while the latter promotes the transformation of industrial land and maintains the vitality of land use.