Capitalizing on Space, Place and Location: The Case of Regenerating Nuremberg West

Abstract

This paper examines the regeneration challenges of Nuremberg West, a former industrial area facing urban decline, fragmented urban fabric, and economic obsolescence. While physical transformation is essential, the authors argue that the core challenge lies in redefining the area’s economic rationale and integrating it into both global networks and local everyday life. The research proposes a framework for innovative, impact-oriented interventions looking ahead to 2050, accounting for multiple scales—local, metropolitan, regional, and global—and recognising Nuremberg West as simultaneously a socio-cultural place, a geographic location, and part of wider spaces of flow.