Goal setting and impacts delivery
No, although benefits were delivered in all the 3 key areas, but in the planning phase, the project did not aim to address issues in all the 3 key priority areas.
Please specify the achievements of the project goals
Climate action goals:
-Expected lowered local temperature: "The plantings are proposed to be done with low plants except in some places where it is proposed to plant individual tall trees and only to shade the sitting areas." (Ref 8)
-Expected improved air quality/-Expected reduced noise exposure: "Taking action to improve the urban environment, for the regeneration of cities, revitalization and disinfection of environmentally degraded areas (including areas to be reconstructed -), the reduction of air pollution and the promotion of noise reduction measures" (Ref. 3)
- Increased green space area: "The zone between Akropoleos Street and Palamidou Street, opposite the Vlatadon Monastery, is turning green, with the Byzantine walls standing out and the public space being upgraded" (Ref 8); "The space between the corridors and the platforms is green space and it also follows the general lines, except for a large part of it towards the west. Here the slope of the ground creates a natural slope which is preserved as a green space in a less strict form" (Ref 7);
- Increased number of species present: "Between the apartment buildings and the wall hides an impressive natural enclave, with various trees and a variety of plants, such as oleanders, eucalyptus, medlars, agaves, pines and prickly pears, pomegranates and lemons, chrysanthemums, mimosas, etc. that create an image that you will never forget. This unexpected beauty comes to highlight the character of the area, which leaves behind the unstructured buildings and creates a hope for tomorrow" (Ref 13).
Social Justice and community:
- Improved liveability: "Green belts along the Byzantine walls in the old city of Thessaloniki, green roofs on municipal buildings and... forgotten routes that will be enhanced with green, so that they become friendlier for citizens' walks, but also energy lighting on busy streets,...." (Ref 12);
- Improved access to urban green space: "The Municipality of Thessaloniki is creating a green promenade next to the Byzantine walls, making an already beautiful area of the city even more attractive to its residents and visitors" (Ref 8);
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise: "Visible routes, designated stopping and resting areas and free green spaces are created in the regenerated zone" (Ref 8);
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure: "Therefore, the restoration of the monument was a basic principle of formulating the proposal. The historical memory of the area can only be achieved through the preservation of those original buildings that are still standing" (Ref 2).
