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URBACT - KAIRÓS - Cultural heritage as Urban Regeneration

URBACT - KAIRÓS - Cultural heritage as Urban Regeneration
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MUNICIPALITY OF HERAKLION

Municipality of Crete established by Kallikrates Program. It resulted by the merger of pre-existing municipalities: Heraklion, Palianis, Temenos, New Bodrum and Gorgolaini.

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Objective Action

KAIRÓS 'goal is to utilize the open spaces of the degraded area of Agia Triada, an area with a special cultural heritage, as a "meeting place-tool" for cooperation between local actors and "disadvantaged" social groups, in order to jointly transform the weakness of the region in an opportunity for integration and tourism development. The ultimate goal is to support the economic, social and cultural upgrading of this area by improving the quality of life of residents.

 

Target Audience

The residents, the businessmen, the institutions established in the area but also the potential residents and respectively businessmen who wish to settle in the area.

 

Duration

2019 - 2022, 30 months in total.


Description

To design an innovative methodology of intervention and urban planning, which will help to address the problems of degradation of the specific area. The focus of the action is the upgrading of these areas, in order to address problems of social cohesion through the reintegration of the area into the operation of the city.

Stakeholders and citizens, in collaboration with expert experts, will work together to develop actions that will strengthen the economy of the selected area, promoting new business opportunities that will create sustainable jobs. This "connection" will be made in the open spaces of the area that brings together the appropriate features that match the purposes of the Program.


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Impact on Society

Positive Impact on the residents of the area and their desire to participate in the development and upgrade of their area.



Initiative Location

Municipality of Mula (Spain), Municipality of Heraklion (Greece), Municipality of Catania (Italy), Municipality of Cesena (Italy), Municipality of Sibenik (Croatia), Municipality of Belen (Bulgaria), Municipality of Ukmertz (Lithuania), Municipality of (Portugal).


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Working with Organization

Environmental Association of the Holy Trinity, Museum of Natural History, 1st Local Community of Heraklion, Association of Architects of Heraklion, Special Management Service of the Region of Crete.


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Workers Participation

Interdepartmental Cooperation, Department of European Programs, Department of Tourism, Technical Service, Social Service. Collaboration with the stakeholders, the Local Action Group and between them.


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