Resource Efficient Urban Regeneration of Residential Areas : Comparing Formal and Informal Development : Hamburg and Tirana Narratives

Abstract

This publication is a collection of interviews and photos of residents living in an informal settlement along Lana river in Tirana, Albania and in the Large Housing Estate (LHE) of Steilshoop in Hamburg, Germany. The publication offers a first glimpse of two different housing solutions built under different cultural, geographic, socio-economic and path dependent conditions, through the visual and oral narratives of residents, workers and visitors. These narratives reflect upon the historical development of each housing solution, highlight considerations and/or neglect for resource efficient planning, pinpoint current challenges and opportunities, discuss opportunities for participation and the efficiency of implemented measures as well as what aspects could be improved.