Alta de Lisboa

Alta de Lisboa (in English, uptown Lisbon) is a Portuguese community on the northern edge of Lisbon. The community covers an area of roughly 3 square kilometres (740 acres).

Urban renewal

The community is the result of one of the largest urban renewal projects in Europe,^[1][2] encompassing an area of 300 hectares and with an original target population of close to 60,000 inhabitants.^[3] It is being developed by an international consortium known as Sociedade Gestora da Alta de Lisboa, or SGAL, in accordance with a public-private partnership agreement with the Municipality of Lisbon.^[4] The project, which involves an investment of approximately 200 million euros each year,^{[citation needed]} was set for completion in 2015, but development has been hindered by periods of economic recession.^[5] Despite this, most of the street network is in place, as are a number of social facilities,^[6] and the promoter is expecting faster development in the coming years.^[7]

References

1. Antunes, Gonçalo (2015). Da Musgueira à Alta de Lisboa: recomposição social e urbana. Lisbon: Chiado Editora. ISBN 978-989-51-3711-4.
2. "Alta de Lisboa".
3. "Na Alta de Lisboa, são as novas casas o embrulho dos velhos problemas? | Lisboa | PÚBLICO". 13 June 2017.
4. "Entrada". MUNICÍPIO de LISBOA (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
5. "Alta de Lisboa retoma marcha para atingir os 65 mil residentes | LOCAL LISBOA | PÚBLICO". 3 June 2008.
6. "The project | Alta de Lisboa". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
7. "Expresso | Alta de Lisboa vende 120 casas em duas semanas". Archived from the original on 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2018-07-29.

External links

• Official website
• Online community of Alta de Lisboa residents
• University of Calgary webpage for Alta de Lisboa project

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