A multi-criteria and multi-group analysis for historic district quality assessment

Abstract

In this research paper we try to integrate different stakeholders' targets and feelings to build a shared vision for the future development of the city, through the evaluation of district visual quality. The proposed methodological framework consists of some assessment steps, which combine tools of sociological research and decision-making support systems, in particular the Analytic Hierarchy Process. This proposal is aimed to identify priority strategies to be implemented in urban development policies for the preservation and the enhancement of cultural heritage. We use the AHP for analysing the problem, identifying the domains and prioritizing the areas in which most urgent intervention (redevelopment or transformation) are needed, in order to improve the attractiveness of the city, through bottom-up approach that allows to map out the performance of city development initiatives. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.