Problems relating to the upgrading of public property through measures of demolition and reconstruction

With local finance disrupted and a growing national debt, Italy is the country that possesses the most extensive amount of public property in the world in terms of areas and buildings. It is the task of the public administrations to restore value to this property, promoting measures that appeal to the market. The article examines two case study: a District contract in the municipality of Lissone and an Urban rehabilitation programme (Pru) in the Municipality of Pieve Emanuele.