Rezumat/Abstract. This article is part of a research that addresses the issue of declining urban areas through the lens of regeneration, aiming to identify effective tools and methods for implementing existing recommendations and development strategies, as well as discovering new intervention techniques. Thus, a review of the types of urban regeneration operations and their characteristic stages was carried out and a series of relevant case studies were presented based on several important criteria – geographical context, approach, social composition and financing. The material emphasizes that any urban regeneration intervention involves several operational stages, which are approached differently depending on the context. Despite this variability, common elements are emerging at the European level, such as the importance of participatory strategies, the clear establishment of objectives, the development of efficient entities for managing urban regeneration activities, and the belief that reducing the scale of intervention at the local level will enhance residents' interest in the participatory process. Urban regeneration efforts in declining areas should recognize the potential within these areas, acknowledging their economic and social heterogeneity, characterized by the coexistence of pockets of poverty and pockets of wealth.

Cuvinte cheie/Key words: decline, regeneration, participation, sustainability

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