Sustainable development of sea towns
The working group “SUDEST” stands for the sustainable
development of sea towns and focuses on an integrated
approach to urban development in these areas. The main aim
of the working group is to identify the key economic actions of the port areas (cruising, commercial activities) and to
analyse their impact on the territory in terms of physical,
economic, social, environmental and cultural transformations.
The working group set out to examine how good practices
carried out by private actors (associations, foundations,
cooperatives, enterprises) has led to the insertion of low
qualified people whilst complying with the restrictions
of public politics.
The working group focused on:
>The tools adopted by each town to protect and monitor the
development of these port areas
>The identification of competent actors in managing these
areas
>A selection of projects about the valorisation and
transformation of the harbour and their surrounding areas
and the effect on economic, social and environmental matters
At the first meeting of the working group the following sub
themes were identified:
Theme 1 – Physical Regeneration in Port Areas
>Physical characteristics – common points and differences
>Environmental Impact
>Infrastructure – transport system
>Urban regeneration in port areas – land use, change
of function for buildings
Theme 2 – Economic and Social Dimension
>Economic – port activities, tourism, industry, service
sector
>Social – potential actions, completed actions, weaknesses,
local specificities
>Culture – social integration, infrastructure
Theme 3 – Management Instruments
>Management Tools – legal situation, innovative solutions
>Decisional Structures – Public Private Partnerships
>Programming – implementation methods
The SUDEST final conference was held in June 2007 and
presented the main findings of the working group.