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AESOP ANNUAL CONGRESS 2025

7–11 Jul 2025
Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul
Europe/Istanbul timezone

Session

SS_05 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: KEY AGENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-LED URBAN REGENERATION AND TERRITORIAL INNOVATION

SS5
11 Jul 2025, 09:00
E1-02 (YTU Davutpasa Campus)

E1-02

YTU Davutpasa Campus

Conveners

SS_05 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: KEY AGENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-LED URBAN REGENERATION AND TERRITORIAL INNOVATION

  • Federica Scaffidi (Leibniz University Hannover)
  • Ezio Micelli (Università Iuav di Venezia)
  • Tuna Tasan-Kok (University of Amsterdam)

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  1. 2062. Community-driven processes, public funding, and social entrepreneurs in Italy’s PNRR urban regeneration projects, a balancing act.
    Martina Massari (University of Bologna - Architecture Department)
    11/07/2025, 09:00
    SS 05 | Social entrepreneurs: key agents for sustainable community-led urban regeneration and territorial innovation
    Oral

    Community-driven urban regeneration has long been a significant topic in urban policies and planning, sparking debates on the potential of bottom-up approaches, the risks of top-down interventions, and the role of spaces and funding. Scholars agree that this phenomenon lacks a unified theory and requires empirical observation to understand its dynamics, rooted in trial-and-error practices and...

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  2. 2063. Socio-Spatial Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Regional Innovation Capacity Research (REGINNO)
    Sila Ceren Varis Husar
    11/07/2025, 09:10
    SS 05 | Social entrepreneurs: key agents for sustainable community-led urban regeneration and territorial innovation
    Oral

    The interaction of knowledge production, concentration and transformation into innovation shapes the regional economic capacity in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Socio-spatial innovation, a critical component of sustainable urban regeneration, provides a valuable framework for examining these dynamics. This contribution highlights insights from the Regional Innovation Capacity Research...

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  3. 2064. Leveraging Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Urban Futures: Transforming Governance Through Grassroots Innovation
    Dr Ebru Kurt-Özman (University of Amsterdam)
    11/07/2025, 09:20
    SS 05 | Social entrepreneurs: key agents for sustainable community-led urban regeneration and territorial innovation
    Oral

    In urban contexts dominated by top-down governance, social entrepreneurship emerges as a key force in driving sustainable urban regeneration. It fosters grassroots agency and adaptive governance mechanisms. While state-led, redevelopment prioritizes economic
    imperatives, local actors creatively navigate institutional constraints to make spaces for participation. The case of Sarıyer Derbent...

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