About

The SUR Atlas, developed by SUR Lab Bocconi with UN-Habitat, is an open-access repository containing international exemplary projects of sustainable urban regeneration, created to discover and explore the most innovative solutions to face urban challenges.

International projects, gathered by the SUR Atlas, are mapped and described through a series of features. See the Methodology page for further information about projects collection and description. 

The SUR Atlas represents a reference point and a key tool for policy makers, developers, investors, researchers, students or practitioners involved in the study and evaluation of regeneration projects, aiming to increase knowledge of sustainable regeneration solutions.

Bocconi University, founded in 1902, is a globally recognized institution in business, economics, and law. With its urban campus in Milan, Bocconi itself stands as an exemplary case of urban regeneration, demonstrating a strong commitment to environmental and social sustainability. For further information visit Bocconi University website.

The SUR Lab (Sustainable Urban Regeneration Lab) at Bocconi is dedicated to developing and sharing knowledge, methods, and best practices on sustainable urban regeneration. The goal is to show how these processes create value for both the private sector and society. The SUR Lab is powered by 3 Partners Hines, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Prelios. For further information visit SUR Lab website.

UN-Habitat's Flagship Programme on "Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities" aims to promote shared prosperity by supporting governments and urban actors to build more inclusive, green and resilient cities, neighbourhoods and communities through urban regeneration. 

The programme acts as a convening platform for multistakeholder collaboration on knowledge, partnerships, technical assistance and financial resource mobilisation to promote inclusive communities.

Launched during the World Urban Forum 10 in Abu Dhabi in 2019, the programme builds on UN-Habitat’s vast global urban planning experience. Through an area- and human rights-based approach to urban regeneration, UN-Habitat focuses on leveraging the positive impacts of urban transformations to improve access to jobs, services, facilities and public space, increased social mix, adequate housing, improved urban environment, sustainable urban mobility, safety and vibrant urban cultures. It also seeks to avoid, mitigate and manage the possible risks associated with urban transformations, such as involuntary relocation, gentrification, and spatial discrimination. This integrative and inclusive approach supports governments and urban actors to localize the SDGs and advance the New Urban Agenda. For further information visit UN-Habitat website.