The city authorities and two public-sector banks were shareholders in the company responsible for Lingotto's transformation.

ECONOMIST: Urban regeneration

The Championships start on Friday at the 6, 600 capacity Oval Lingotto.

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The experience of Turin's Lingotto, a complex that suffers from inadequate public transport, underlines how local planning rules can be another barrier to success in regeneration schemes.

ECONOMIST: Urban regeneration

From 2 to 7 July 2010, the city of Turin, Italy (the Lingotto Conference and Exhibition Centre) will host the biennial multi-disciplinary, pan-European ESOF2010 (EuroScience Open Forum).

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Lingotto, once a factory turning out Fiat cars, now houses a concert hall, conference centre, shopping centre, hotel and university, as well as an art gallery displaying part of the collection of the late Giovanni Agnelli, a member of Fiat's founding family, and his wife.

ECONOMIST: Urban regeneration