Demolishing is not a strategy: Rethinking urban renewal beyond growth in Grenoble, France
Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies
Published online on July 28, 2026
Abstract
Urban Studies, Ahead of Print.
Demolition has long dominated urban renewal practice, frequently framed as the only solution to housing degradation, but driven by political and economic agendas focused on growth rather than meeting residents’ needs. In France, the national programmes ...
Demolition has long dominated urban renewal practice, frequently framed as the only solution to housing degradation, but driven by political and economic agendas focused on growth rather than meeting residents’ needs. In France, the national programmes ...