NICOSIA MASTER PLAN - UNECE
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NICOSIA MASTER PLANA Bi-Communal Initiative to change the
image of the city
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Bi-Communal ProjectsBuilding bridges between the two communities
• 1978: Agreement for the preparation of a common sewerage system
• 1979: Agreement for the preparation of a common physical Master Plan
Aim:To improve the existing and future living conditions of all the inhabitants of Nicosia
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The Nicosia Master Plan Team
Study Area
1981: A bi-communal multidisciplinary team was formed in order to prepare a common planning strategy for Nicosia
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The Nicosia Master PlanA FLEXIBLE PLAN ADAPTABLE TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES
First phase :1981-’84• Formulation of a general
planning strategy for Greater Nicosia
Second phase:1984-’85• Preparation of a detailed
operational plan for the City Centre
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THE HISTORIC CENTRE
• Constitutes a common heritage for all the communities of Nicosia
• Is considered by the NMP team as the most precious part of the city
• This area was subject to physical decay and socio-economic decline conditions for many years
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REHABILITATION POLICY
Preservation and rehabilitationas a multi-dimensional process
• Social objectives:Relating to the rehabilitation of old residential neighbourhoods, community development andpopulation increase,
• Economic objectives:Aiming to revitalise the commercialcore and increase employment opportunities
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REHABILITATION POLICY
• Architectural objectives:Preservation and restoration of individual historic monuments and of groups of buildings, with significant architectural and environmental qualities
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REHABILITATION POLICY
• Planning objectives:Balanced distributionof mixed use areas,
Density of development in harmony with the scale ofthe historic centre
• The buffer zoneconsidered as the most important “gluing area” for the functional integration of the city
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REHABILITATION POLICYPlanning objectives: Traffic Circulation
Pattern of one-way loops Pedestrianisation schemes
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REHABILITATION PROCESS
Bi-Communal investment projects:A common tool of implementationbetween the two sides
Twin priority projects:
• Contribute directly to the revitalisation of the historic centre
• Provide the opportunity to the public sector to act as catalyst and stimulate private initiative
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CHRYSALINIOTISSA - ARAB AHMETHousing Rehabilitation Programmes
The overall objective:• To attract new residents in the
old city
Actions:• Increase of available housing
units • Provision of community
facilities • Improvement of the quality of
public open spacesProjects funded by USAID through UNHCR & UNDP
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PEDESTRIANISATION SCHEME
Commercial activity in the walledcity was gradually declining
Aim of the project:• The environmental improvement
of the commercial axis in order to allow it to compete with the new business centres of the modern city
The project was funded by the European Union
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REHABILITATING HISTORIC AREAS:Omerye - Selimye Projects
Aim :To rehabilitate and upgrade the environment of two of the most important historic areas of the walled city
Projects funded by the European Union through UNDP/UNOPS
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RESTORING THE URBAN FABRICPhaneromeni-Samanbahce Projects
Aim of the projects:To restore the urban fabric of two socially, economically and physically neglected areas
The projects are funded by the European Unionthrough UNDP/UNOPS
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THE BUFFER ZONE PROJECTThe buffer zone area issuffering from an accelerating deterioration process
Targets of the project:
• The creation of a record regarding the architectural heritage
• The preparation of the architectural survey of the facades of 265 buildings
• The proposal of emergency intervention measures to savecollapsing buildings
The project was funded by USAID through UNDP/UNOPS
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BI-COMMUNAL COLLABORATION
Nicosia Master Plan:Twenty two years of fruitfultechnical collaboration
New goals :• To develop a new common vision for
the city centre• To promote more effective
mechanisms of implementation• To stimulate the active involvement
of all interested parties • To raise citizen awareness regarding
the need to preserve and rehabilitate the core of the city