SIRACUSA - ACTIVATION
CONTENT
index
SIRACUSA - ACTIVATION • CONTEXT ANALISYS • SWOT ANALISYS • STRATEGY PROPOSAL • INTERVENTION - REFERENCES • INTERVENTION - SCENARIOS • BIBLIOGRAPHY
CONTEXT
analisys
Sicilia
CONTEXT
analisys
Messina Palermo Cefalu
Trapani
Enna Catania
Caltanisseta
Agrigento
Siracusa Ragusa
CONTEXT
analisys
Messina Palermo Cefalu
Trapani
Enna Catania
Caltanisseta
Agrigento
Siracusa
SICILY - ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION Sicily is a very attractive detination for many tourists from mainland Italy and abroad. The climate is typically Mediterranean, characterized by long warm summers and mild winters. Sicily’s tourist offer is diverse. With a 1,000km coastline, the sun, sea and sand entices both independent and packaged tourists, domestic and non-domestic (mainly European), to the beaches, its tourism experience is being enriched with visits to open air heritage sites. The development of tourism is fundamental to the economic prosperity of Sicily, nowadays developers and communities must recognise the importance of a sustainable approach. See : Case Study: Sicily - Building a sustainable future for tourism in Europe - MBB, Tourist Market in Sicily - Vincenzo Asero, Sustainable tourism and carrying capacity in the mediterranean area - focus on Sicily - Samantha DesirÊe Santonocito
Ragusa
CONTEXT
analisys
Messina 0,5-1 Palermo 1-2 Cefalu 0,5-2
Trapani 1
Enna 0,5 Catania 0,5-1
Caltanisseta 0,5
Agrigento 0,5-1
Siracusa 0,5-1
DAYS SPENT IN SICILIAN CITIES What is characteristic for tourist trips to Sicily is a multidestination short term visits with stay duration varying between 0,5-2 days, so called stop-and-go. Overall duration of stay in Sicily lasts around 3-7 days. Sicily does not fully take a profit from its various valores and has problems in ¨keeping¨ tourists for longer stays. Some places, such as Siracusa, have a big potential to encourage long-stay tourism. What needs to be done is a general and systemic strategy for a city development, respecting sustainable performance aspects.
See : Case Study: Sicily - Building a sustainable future for tourism in Europe - MBB, Tourist Market in Sicily - Vincenzo Asero, Sustainable tourism and carrying capacity in the mediterranean area - focus on Sicily - Samantha Desirée Santonocito
Ragusa 0,5
CONTEXT
analisys
CONTEXT
Agnone
Biviere di Lentini
analisys
Brucolli bay
Lentini Carlentini Area archeologica Leontinoi
Area archeologica Megare Hyblaea
Augusta
Pirrera Quarry
Sortino
SURROUNDINGS OF SIRACUSA Scavi di Thapsos
Nature Reserve “Grotta Palombara”
Necropoli rupestre di Pantalica Area archeologica di Akrai
>4 days
Floridia
Chiesa Madre
3-4 days
Palazzolo Acreido
Siracusa
2-3 days
Canicattini Bagni
Cardinale quarry
S’Alfano Bridge
1-2 days Nature Reserve “Saline di Priolo”
Area Marina Protetta del Plemmirio
As mentioned before, average time spent by tourists in Siracusa varies between 0,5-1 day. But there is a big potential for extended stays even up to 4 days and more. Siracusa has a great chance to become a touristic base for visiting many surrounding attractions. This has to involve an improvement of public transportation, but most of all increase in the number of beds available in hotels, hostels or camping sites. Improvement of the tourist infrastructure and services is crucial, with concentration on understanding tourism needs and behaviors. Marketing and advertisement campaigns, improvement in physical infrastructure and tourist services, and the introduction of educational programs that will improve the area should be implemented.
Context analisys of surroundings of Siracusa. With colours there are marked different types of potential points of interests such as:
Green spaces | natural reservats
Ancient rock garden
Eremo San Corrado fuori le Mura
Riserva Naturale Orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile
Archeological sites Tourist attractions | monuments | churches Beaches Camping sites
Noto
Eremo Santa Croce
Rosolini
Area archeologica e Villa Romana del Tellaro Tonnara and Torre Sveva of Vendicari
Riserva Naturale Orientata Oasi faunistica di Vendicari
CONTEXT
analisys
CONTEXT
analisys
Canyon alla tonnara
SIRACUSA
Catacombe di Vigna Cassia
Latomia dei Cappuccini
Necropoli Grotticelle e Tomba di Archimede Catacomba di S. Lucia Neapolis Archaeological Park
Analisys of Siracusa. With colours there are marked different types of points of interests such as:
San Giovanni Catacombs
Tecno Parco Archimede
Ginnasio Romano
Madonna delle Lacrime Sanctuary
Green spaces
Foro Siracusano
Green spaces - planned Archeological sites
Apollo Temple
Porta Marina
Cathedral (Temple of Minerva)
Siracusa itself has a incredible concentration of attractive points of interests. Lots of archeological sites, great monuments in Island of Ortiga, acompanied with beautiful seacoast, marinas and good weather conditions almost all year round could make it a perfect tourist destination. Moreover, plans of implementing new marinas and creation of business centers and luxury hotels will surely increase its attractiveness. What lacks in Siracusas strategy is hostels and camping network for so-called backpacker tourists, which will make it touristic attractiveness more sustainable and affordable for bigger amount of visitors. Another issue is an improvement in quality of maintanance of the touristic sites, which at the moment does not take the whole profit of its great heritage.
Archeological sites - planned Tourist attractions | monuments | churches Bagno ebraico Chiesa di San Giovannello
Hypogeum path of Piazza Duomo
Sport facilities Sport facilities - planned Business facilities - planned
Fonte Aretusa
Maniace Castle
SWOT
strenghts
weather
seacoast history
Siracusas seacoast is beautiful with extraordinary rock formations, caves and stone arches . That conditions makes it a perfect place for snorkeling, diving and kayak excursions. There are also many beautiful places for bathing and sunbathing.
See : The URBACT programme report -Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler, IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge for Siracusa - Summary report -IBM Corporate Citizenship
Siracusas climat, as in whole Sicily, is a typical Mediterrainean, which gives opportunity to take advantage of all-year-round nice weather, and also of whole year tourism.
Siracusas historical background, reaching ancient greek times, makes it a perfect destination for many tourists, not only for the heritage enthusiasts.
SWOT
weaknesses
lack of public facilities
not enough houses bad public space
The population of Siracusa counts around 123,000 inhabitants within an area about 200 square kilometres. In some parts of Siracusa, especially in Grotta Santa, Acradina and S.Lucia amount of houses for families is insufficient, which causes decrease of life quality.
See : The URBACT programme report -Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler, IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge for Siracusa - Summary report -IBM Corporate Citizenship
An extremely poor state of public space or even its lack is highly visible especialy in northern parts of the city.
Another issue is monostructure of mere housing estates with only a few social infrastructural facilities. This is visibily reflected in quality of life and creates an unpleasent enviroment especially for young inhabitants.
SWOT
opportunities
local participation tradition + agriculture
ecology
In Sicily, the importance of local food is woven into the fabric of local culture and the authenticity of the food tourism experience is ‘real’. There is a big need for an integrated approach to promote the traditional industries, the tourist services, and the cultural activities.
See : The URBACT programme report -Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler, IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge for Siracusa - Summary report -IBM Corporate Citizenship
Ecological and sustainable methods nowadays are a must and can really result with real profits for a city. A Basque city Victoria Gasteiz could be a great example how to fight with the unemployment using ecological approach. This leads also to EU subventions programmes, which might help implement sustainable strategies. In Siracusa there is a lack of kind of infrastructural facilities such as clarification plants, waste sorting, waste disposal etc.
The strategic planning of the socio-economic future of the province requires the co-operation of all relevant actors of governmental and non-political organisations. An essential step is to be seen in the need of a cultural change that young inhabitants can be employed. This is followed by local participation and activation programs which may help inhabitants find their own idea for business and also include them in Siracusas development strategy.
SWOT
threats
exclusion + isolation
unorganized immigration
unemployment
In Siracusa visible is existence of large parts of the city (Grotta Santa, Acradina and S.Lucia), which are getting more and more stigmatised and deprived. It may affect an entire generation of excluded young people who are at risk of going into a criminal career and are more and more contributing to a bad reputation and isolation of these neighbourhoods.
See : The URBACT programme report -Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler, IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge for Siracusa - Summary report -IBM Corporate Citizenship
Statistics show unemployment rate at approximately 18 % and the income per capita at 800 Euros per month. Low or almost no education amongst the socially excluded residents increases the distance between poor and rich inhabitants.
About 2 % of the local population has a foreign background. Recently the number of inhabitants with a foreign background has been doubled through immigration what has caused different problems of integration. To prevent them, organized strategies for immigrants, aiming for activation and integration should be implemented
SWOT
conclusions
?
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Acradina
Grotta Santa
Santa Lucia
+ Ortigia with a baroque city centre is visited by tourists daily and is the only area that experiences a positive transformation. Also surrounding areas i.e. marinas seems to have chance for further development. In contrast large parts of the city are getting more and more stigmatised and deprived. There is no complex plan for those neighbourhoods.
Significant conclusion after analysing Siracusa is an constantly appearing border between northern and southern part of the city. Double-speed effect is visible and it is constantly deepening in every possible aspects and will continue to be so if nothing will be done.
See : The URBACT programme report -Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler, IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge for Siracusa - Summary report -IBM Corporate Citizenship
In the area of Grotta Santa, Acradina and S.Lucia the following problems are dominating: micro-criminality, low or almost no education, drug abuse and dealing, insufficient amount of houses for families. Improvement of the housing and living environment in the areas and also prevention of poverty through cultural and training activities for the young citizens must be implemented.
Main aim for the strategy should be a complex intervention in this areas, by turning their interests into direction which gives the most opportunities for development - towards the seacoast. Activation of seafront, taking advantage of it´s possibilities may give a real profit for those neighbourhoods. An integrated approach to promote the traditional industries, the tourist services, and the cultural activities might be the solution.
STRATEGY
concept
15 min
20 min 20 min
15 min
8 min 8 min
20 min 15 min
8 min
20 min 8 min 15 min 15 min 8 min 8 min
2013
Current potential of Siracusa is concentrated around archeological heritage, old town of Ortiga, marinas and seacoast. Nethertheless there is no common strategy for those places, there are not connected or related to each other.
2015
Proposed strategy implements HOTSPOTS to create a common network of points of interests. All of them are in walkable distance from each other up to 15 min. walk. Some of the hotspots already exist and they need just a small and simple intervention to make them more attractive, some other needs to be created.
2020
After the hotspots are created the PATHS which connect them to each other will become more intensively used, they will get their own identity and characteristic. Improving quality of the streets will be followed by requalification of PUBLIC SPACE and introduction of PUBLIC FACILITIES.
2025
Requalification of main paths and public space will ¨infect¨ the positive effect into surrounding. That will trigger their development and bring the life to public space. Spreading domino-like effect will continue to affect further and further neighbourhoods injecting new quality of public space and better QUALITY OF LIFE.
STRATEGY
concept
HOTSPOTS Intoduction of HOTSPOTS is not coincidential, it creates a network surrounding the city. It is supposed to cause an ¨ACUPUNTURAL¨ effect by adding a new layer of good SPATIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY in certain points. That will affect the neighbourhoods and work like a kind of a matrix which will encourage the development. Hotspots must differ in character to provide variety of possibilities and to avoid monotony and sameness. All of them must have their ofn IDENTITY.
STRATEGY
concept
existing
intervention
2500m / 30 min.
beach / natural reserve
water platforms
rocky bay
13000m / 16 min.
1050m / 13 min.
grottos
camping site
outdoor gym
sport/swimming pools/leisure
cultural center/activities 650m / 8 min.
restaurant/monument/grottos
kayaks/diving/snorkelling
beach
sculptures
700m / 9 min.
promenade
clubs
restaurants/pubs
Ortiga/old town/marinas
SEAFRONT Siracusas waterfront has a big potential and is extremely beautiful. Intervention in the seacoast must take advantage of existing features just slightly upgrading it and adding some new elements to make it more attractive and user friendly.
STRATEGY
concept
Variety of hotspots with different character and IDENTITY
Hotspots create a NETWORK which connects all of them
WALKING PATHS allowing to get from one to another within max. 15 min.
To improve the quality of local transport and encourage exploration city PUBLIC BIKE SYSTEM should be implemented
Bike system should be integrated with PARK-ANDRIDE NETWORK so it will minimize the car traffic. Public transport based on ELECTRIC BUSES should also be implemented
Different ways of exploration must be introduced, especially those connected with water, like KAYAKS, WATER TAXIS, ETC.
STRATEGY
concept
NATURE
BACKPACKING CAMPING KAYAKS
ECOLOGY
DIVING
SNORKELING
SUSTAINABILITY BICYCLES AGROTURISM SWIMMING POOLS AGROFARMS TRADITION GROTTOS AGROTURISM LOCAL FOOD LOCAL MARKET GREEN
SWIMMING POOLS
LEISURE
PARK LEISURE SPORT SOCIAL WORKSHOPS PUBLIC SPACE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SLOW FOOD ARCHEOLOGYTURISM GREEN WATERFRONT ECOLOGY HERITAGE SLOW FOOD GREEN PUBLIC SPACE TRADITION PARK ARCHEOLOGY BEACH TURISM HERITAGE HISTORY BICYCLES MARINAS SPORT TURISM BACKPACKING WATERFRONT TRADITION MARINAS SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE SLOW FOOD
HISTORY
HERITAGE TURISM
INTERVENTION
references
ABANDONED PLACES
INTERVENTION
references
1. Recycled playground/Wikado/ Netherlands/ 2012 Architecten 2. Playground/ Bat Yam/ Israel/ AL-ARCH 3. Place au changement / St_Etienne France/ Collectif etc 4. Place au changement / St_Etienne France/ Collectif etc 5. Playground/ Shrewsbury Bangkok/ Shma landscape architects
ABANDONED PLACES - PROPOSALS
INTERVENTION
references
CONNECTION WITH SEAFRONT
INTERVENTION
references
1. Auditoria Park Forum/ Barcelona/ Spain/Foreign Office Architecture 2. PacificOverlook /San Pedro/ USA/ CMG Landscape Architecture 3. PacificOverlook /San Pedro/ USA/ CMG Landscape Architecture 4. The Edge Park/ New York City/ USA/ W-Architecture 5.Peres Center for Peace/ Jaffa/ Israel/ Tema landscape architects
CONNECTION WITH SEAFRONT - PROPOSALS
INTERVENTION
references
ORTIGA´S MARINA
INTERVENTION
references
1. Boat Harbour/Tweed Heads/ Australia/ Jack-Evans 2. Malmo promenade/ Malmo/ Sweden/ Abildgaard, Jens Architects 3. Picton Waterfront/ London Quay / New Zealand/ Boffa Miskell Architects 4. Picton Waterfront/ London Quay / New Zealand/ Boffa Miskell Architects 5. Zadar Sea Organ/ Zadar/ Croatia/ Nikola Bašić
ORTIGA´S MARINA - PROPOSALS
INTERVENTION
scenarios
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INTERVENTION
scenarios
green buffer beach bars & clubs
beach platforms & pools
walking + cycling path
INTERVENTION
scenarios
INTERVENTION
scenarios
nice bar near the beach, that´s perfect!
exploring seacoast from the water is also great ! with bikes we can visit all of the waterfront! nice and safe place to spend time!
INTERVENTION
scenarios
new parking
walking + cycling path green buffer
shops, cafes,restaurants in the ground level
no parking in the street limited car access
new pavement
INTERVENTION
scenarios
INTERVENTION
scenarios
Car access is limited for your safety!
Homegrown!
Such a nice and calm restaurant!
Beautiful fruit! So fresh!
This street is so lovely and green, perfect place to walk
INTERVENTION
scenarios
local market
green buffer
outdoor gym
shops, cafes,restaurants in the ground level
walking + cycling path
INTERVENTION
scenarios
INTERVENTION
scenarios
I want to try some local food. Look, outdoor gym!
Great place, let´s eat here
You should start excercising!
INTERVENTION
scenarios
viewpoints, terrace, sculptures
walking + cycling path
INTERVENTION
scenarios
INTERVENTION
scenarios
Beautiful view! Look at this sculpture!
Faster! There are so many things to see!
Spectacular!
BIBLIOGRAPHY Publications: • • • • • • • • •
The URBACT programme report/ RegGov Fast Track Network/ Regional Governance of Sustainable Integrated Neighbourhood Development/Dipl.-Ing. David R. Froessler/2011 IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge / Siracusa /Summary report / IBM Corporate Citizenship, New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY 10504/ 2012 Case Study: Sicily - Building a sustainable future for tourism in Europe / MBB /2011 Tourism demand in Sicilian tourist districts/ Rivista Italiana di Economia Demografia e StatisticaVolume LXVI n. 2 / Vincenzo Asero, Rosario D’Agata, Venera Tomaselli / April-June 2012 Tourist Market in Sicily / Vincenzo Asero / University of Catania, Faculty of Political Sciences / November 2007 Multi-destination Trips: A Survey on Incoming Tourism in Sicily / Anna Maria Parroco, Franco Vaccina,Stefano De Cantis, and Mauro Ferrante/ University of Palermo/ April 2012 National report on RD policy design, Italy – Sicilia / Francesca Varia/ INEA/ November 2008 Branding Sicily as Gastronomically Attractive Destination, Viewed by Kempinski Hotel Giardino di Costanza / Thesis by Anastasia Kalinina/ Saimaa University of Applied Sciences/ 2013 Sustainable tourism and carrying capacity in the mediterranean area - focus on Sicily/ Samantha Desirée Santonocito / 3rd IRT International Scientific Conference / 2009
Websites • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
http://www.thinksicily.com/guide-to-sicily/towns-and-cities-in-sicily/syracuse.aspx http://www.siracusaturismo.net/ http://www.tecnoparco-archimede.com/ http://www.comune.siracusa.it/ http://www.italyguides.it/us/sicily_italy/syracuse/siracusa.htm http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/sicily/syracuse/sights http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sicily/0771020814.html http://www.sos-siracusa.org/blog/1/41/15-09-2011/la-storia-infinita-dei-porti-turistici-di-siracusa-e-le-promesse-di-sviluppo-turistico-della-citta-unesco.html http://www.acquamarcia.it/website/projects.aspx?pid=94&sid=1&cid=2&lid=2 http://www.officeoftourism.org/europe/italy/Sicily/syracuse.asp http://www.proteco.it/pages/Porto.htm http://portidisicilia.blogspot.com.es/2010/11/nuova-polemica-intorno-al-porto.html http://www.marinadisiracusa.it/ http://www.archimedpa.it/website/?page_id=718 http://www.progenia.it/the-hospitality/experience/area-ex-spero.html http://www.siracusanews.it/node/29723 http://www.a-i-o-n.com/index.php
Reference projects • • • • • •
C+A / Creus e Carrasco Architects / walking path in Puerto Malpica - Spain EMF / Estudi Martin Frana / landscape architecture project in Cap de Creus, Catalunya - Spain Global Arquitectura Paisagista / Salinas Swimming pools, Madeira -Portugal Guallart Architects / Microcostas project in Vinaros - Spain Mias Arquitectes / Public Space in Banyoles, Girona - Spain Eduardo Chillida / Outdoor Sculptures in San Sebastian - Spain