The URBANGUARD project has been financially supported by the European
Commission, as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 in the field of
the environment (LIFE Third Countries). The project has been implemented
through a transnational partnership between Cyprus (with the Department of
Town Planning and Housing as lead partner and project beneficiary, as well as
two private sector consultants, Atlantis Consulting Cyprus and ALA Planning
Partnership), Belgium (the NGO Agence pour un Développement Durable1,
with input from the University of Ghent – Centrum voor Duurzame
Ontwikkeling2 ) and Greece (Etaireia Anavathmisis Palaias Xanthis3).
The Project aims to facilitate the incorporation of sustainability indicators into
the spatial planning process in Cyprus through a custom made GIS tool. The
URBANGUARD tool will play a key role in assisting planners and planning
process stakeholders to evaluate urban development trends and promote the
enforcement of sustainable spatial policies. Development Plans will thus be
monitored more efficiently and effectively, while decision makers will be
enabled to evaluate proposals and suggestions for plan revision with concrete
criteria based on solidly documented sustainability factors.
1
Sustainable Development Agency, Brussels
2
Centre for Sustainable Development, Ghent
3
Partnership for the improvement of Old Xanthi Town
The indicators
The URBANGUARD system consists of a list of sustainability indicators
developed by cross-breeding the objectives of the Cyprus national urban
policy with a pool of European and international indicators identified through
research. The selection was carried out with the participation of stakeholders
in the urban development process and the final list was prepared after
consultation with competent government services, local authorities and
special interest organisations.
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The indicators have been specifically chosen to address a wide range of urban
development issues, incorporating environmental, economic, social, and spatial
planning parameters. The 100 indicators selected examine the sustainability of
residential, commercial, tourist and industrial development; conservation and
transport policies; as well as the areas of heritage and culture, environment and
landscape, sport and recreation, and health, education and community services.
Out of all the URBANGUARD indicators, a core set of key spatial development
indicators directly relates to the national spatial planning policy and will be used
in monitoring and assessing spatial and urban policy sustainability.
The planning tool
The selected indicators provide information through a purpose-built GIS-based
planning analysis tool, partly derived through paradigms from Belgium and the
ESPON Community Initiative Programme and partly developed with local
innovation and know-how. It is hoped that the URBANGUARD tool will help put
the monitoring of spatial plans in Cyprus on a new track, providing a more holistic
analysis of sustainability parameters, more transparent and accountable planning
practices, and as a result, better governance and more effective stakeholder
participation in the planning process.
The URBANGUARD tool is a complete tool based on a customised ACCESS
database coupled with ArcGIS, a Geographic Information Systems software
package, which can simultaneously calculate the value and spatial distribution of
all indicators included in the system. The tool includes a series of basic data to
which indicator-specific data are overlaid in order to provide spatially distributed
information concerning the selected indicators.
To test the URBANGUARD system, a study area within the Municipality of
Strovolos was defined for its pilot run, in order to assess monitoring and reporting
capabilities as well as to properly evaluate the indicators and tools chosen.
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∆Ô ŒÚÁÔ URBANGUARD ¤¯ÂÈ Û˘Á¯ÚËÌ·ÙÔ‰ÔÙËı› ·fi ÙËÓ ∂˘Úˆ·˚΋ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹
Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙÔÓ ∫·ÓÔÓÈÛÌfi (EC) ∞Ú. 1655/2000 ÛÙÔÓ ÙÔ̤· ÙÔ˘ ÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓÙÔ˜ (LIFE ∆Ú›Ù˜ ÃÒÚ˜) Î·È ÂÎÙÂϤÛÙËΠÛÙ· Ï·›ÛÈ· ‰È·ÎÚ·ÙÈ΋˜ Û˘ÓÂÚÁ·Û›·˜ ÌÂٷ͇ Ù˘ ∫‡ÚÔ˘ (∆Ì‹Ì· ¶ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌ›·˜ Î·È √È΋Ûˆ˜ ˆ˜ ·Ó¿‰Ô¯Ô˜
ÊÔÚ¤·˜ Î·È ‰‡Ô ÌÂÏÂÙËÙÈο ÁÚ·Ê›· ÙÔ˘ ȉȈÙÈÎÔ‡ ÙÔ̤· – ∞ÙÏ·ÓÙ›˜ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï¢ÙÈ΋ ∫‡ÚÔ˘ Î·È ALA Planning Partnership), ÙÔ˘ µÂÏÁ›Ô˘ (ÌË Î˘‚ÂÚÓËÙÈÎfi˜
ÔÚÁ·ÓÈÛÌfi˜ Agence pour un Développement Durable1, Ì ·ÚÔ¯‹ ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ ·fi ÙÔ ¶·ÓÂÈÛÙ‹ÌÈÔ Ù˘ °¿Ó‰Ë˜ – Centrum voor Duurzame
Ontwikkeling2) Î·È Ù˘ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜ (∂Ù·ÈÚ›· ∞Ó·‚¿ıÌÈÛ˘ ¶·Ï·È¿˜ •¿Óı˘3 ).
µ·ÛÈÎfi˜ ÛÎÔfi˜ ÙÔ˘ ŒÚÁÔ˘ Â›Ó·È Ë ÂÓۈ̿وÛË ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜ ÛÙË
‰È·‰Èηۛ· Ï‹„˘ ·ÔÊ¿ÛÂˆÓ ÁÈ· ı¤Ì·Ù· ۯ‰ȷÛÌÔ‡ ÙÔ˘ ·ÛÙÈÎÔ‡ ¯ÒÚÔ˘,
̤۷ ·fi ÙË ¯Ú‹ÛË ÙÔ˘ ηٿÏÏËÏÔ˘ ÂÚÁ·Ï›Ԣ ™˘ÛÙËÌ¿ÙˆÓ °ÂˆÁÚ·ÊÈÎÒÓ
¶ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ (GIS). ∆Ô ÂÚÁ·ÏÂ›Ô URBANGUARD ı· ‰È·‰Ú·Ì·Ù›ÛÂÈ Î·ıÔÚÈÛÙÈÎfi ÚfiÏÔ ÛÙË ‰È·ÌfiÚʈÛË, ÚÔÒıËÛË Î·È ÂÊ·ÚÌÔÁ‹ ÛÙÚ·ÙËÁÈ΋˜ ÁÈ· ÙË
‚ÈÒÛÈÌË ¯ˆÚÈ΋ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ·fi ÙÔ ∆Ì‹Ì· ¶ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌ›·˜ Î·È √È΋Ûˆ˜, ÛÂ
Û˘ÓÂÚÁ·Û›· Ì fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ˘fiÏÔÈÔ˘˜ ÊÔÚ›˜ Ô˘ ÂÌϤÎÔÓÙ·È ÛÙË
‰È·‰Èηۛ· ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌÈÎÔ‡ ۯ‰ȷÛÌÔ‡. ªÂ ÙËÓ ÂÊ·ÚÌÔÁ‹ ÙÔ˘ ı· ‰È¢ÎÔÏ˘Óı›
Ë ·Ô‰ÔÙÈÎfiÙÂÚË ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛË ÙˆÓ ™¯Â‰›ˆÓ ∞Ó¿Ù˘Í˘, ηıÒ˜ Î·È Ë
·ÔÙÂÏÂÛÌ·ÙÈÎfiÙÂÚË ·ÍÈÔÏfiÁËÛË ÙˆÓ ‰È·ÊfiÚˆÓ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂˆÓ Î·È ÂÈÛËÁ‹ÛˆÓ,
Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ·ÈÙÈÔÏÔÁË̤ӷ ÛÙÔȯ›· ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜ Î·È ÙÂÎÌËÚȈ̤Ó˜
ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ Î·È ‰Â‰Ô̤ӷ.
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ÿ‰Ú˘Ì· ÁÈ· ‚ÈÒÛÈÌË ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË, µÚ˘Í¤ÏϘ
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∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ‚ÈÒÛÈÌ˘ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘, °¿Ó‰Ë
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∆ÔÈÎfi˜ ÔÚÁ·ÓÈÛÌfi˜ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ ÙÔ˘ ¢‹ÌÔ˘ •¿Óı˘
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∆Ô Û‡ÛÙËÌ· URBANGUARD ‚·Û›˙ÂÙ·È Û ¤Ó· ηٿÏÔÁÔ ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜,
Ô˘ ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ‹ıËΠ̤۷ ·fi ÙË «‰È·ÛÙ·‡ÚˆÛË» ÙˆÓ ‚·ÛÈÎÒÓ ÛÙfi¯ˆÓ Ù˘
΢Úȷ΋˜ ¯ˆÚÔÙ·ÍÈ΋˜ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜ (Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ٷ ‰ËÌÔÛÈÂ˘Ì¤Ó·, ‚¿ÛÂÈ ÙÔ˘
ÂÚ› ¶ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌ›·˜ Î·È ÃˆÚÔÙ·Í›·˜ ¡fiÌÔ˘, ™¯¤‰È· ∞Ó¿Ù˘Í˘) Ì ¤Ó· ÂÎÙÂÓ¤˜
·fiıÂÌ· ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜, ÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ÚÔÛ‰ÈÔÚ›ÛÙËΠÌÂÙ¿ ·fi ¤Ú¢ӷ
‰ÈÂıÓÒÓ Î·È Â˘Úˆ·˚ÎÒÓ ËÁÒÓ. ∏ ÂÈÏÔÁ‹ ÙˆÓ ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ÚÔˆı‹ıËΠ̠ÙË
Û˘ÌÌÂÙÔ¯‹ ÙˆÓ ÊÔÚ¤ˆÓ Ô˘ ÂÌϤÎÔÓÙ·È Û ı¤Ì·Ù· ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ ÙÔ˘ ·ÛÙÈÎÔ‡
¯ÒÚÔ˘ Î·È Ë ‰È·ÌfiÚʈÛË ÙÔ˘ ÙÂÏÈÎÔ‡ ηٷÏfiÁÔ˘ ¤ÁÈÓ ÌÂÙ¿ ·fi ‰È·‚ԇϢÛË Ì ÙȘ ·ÚÌfi‰È˜ ΢‚ÂÚÓËÙÈΤ˜ ˘ËÚÂۛ˜, ÙÔ˘˜ ÊÔÚ›˜ ÙÔÈ΋˜ ·˘ÙÔ‰ÈÔ›ÎËÛ˘, ηıÒ˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ÂӉȷÊÂÚfiÌÂÓÔ˘˜ ÌË Î˘‚ÂÚÓËÙÈÎÔ‡˜ ÔÚÁ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡˜.
√È ‰Â›ÎÙ˜ ·˘ÙÔ› ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÂÈÏÂÁ› ÂȉÈο, ÒÛÙ ӷ ηχÙÔ˘Ó ¤Ó· ¢ڇ Ê¿ÛÌ·
ıÂÌ¿ÙˆÓ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ ÙÔ˘ ·ÛÙÈÎÔ‡ ¯ÒÚÔ˘, ÂÓۈ̷ÙÒÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÙfiÛÔ ¯ˆÚÔÙ·ÍÈΤ˜
fiÛÔ Î·È ÂÚÈ‚·ÏÏÔÓÙÈΤ˜, ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈΤ˜ Î·È ÎÔÈÓˆÓÈΤ˜ ·Ú·Ì¤ÙÚÔ˘˜. ŒÙÛÈ, ÔÈ
‰Â›ÎÙ˜ URBANGUARD ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÚÔÛ·ÚÌÔÛÙ› ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·ÍÈÔÏfiÁËÛË Ù˘ ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜ Ù˘ ÛÙÂÁ·ÛÙÈ΋˜, ÂÌÔÚÈ΋˜, ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋˜, ‚ÈÔÌ˯·ÓÈ΋˜ Î·È Î˘ÎÏÔÊÔÚȷ΋˜ ¯ˆÚÔÙ·ÍÈ΋˜ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜, Ù˘ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜ ‰È·Ù‹ÚËÛ˘ Ù˘ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋˜
ÎÏËÚÔÓÔÌÈ¿˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ÙÔ›Ô˘, ηıÒ˜ Â›Û˘ Î·È Ù˘ ¯ˆÚÈ΋˜ ‰È¿ÛÙ·Û˘ Ù˘
ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜ Û ÙÔÌ›˜ fiˆ˜ Ô ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌfi˜, ÙÔ ÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓ, Ô ·ıÏËÙÈÛÌfi˜ Î·È Ë
·Ó·„˘¯‹, Ë ÂÎ·›‰Â˘ÛË, Ë ˘Á›· Î·È ÔÈ ÎÔÈÓÔÙÈΤ˜ ‰È¢ÎÔχÓÛÂȘ.
∞Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ 100 ÙÂÏÈÎÔ‡˜ ‰Â›ÎÙ˜, ͯˆÚ›˙ÂÈ ¤Ó·˜ ÎÔÚÌfi˜ «‚·ÛÈÎÒÓ
¯ˆÚÈÎÒÓ ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ,» Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ¿ÌÂÛË Û¯¤ÛË Ì ÙË ¯ˆÚÔÙ·ÍÈ΋ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋ ÙˆÓ
™¯Â‰›ˆÓ ∞Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ Î·È ı· ÂÈÙÚ¤„Ô˘Ó ÙË Û˘Ó¯‹ ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛË Î·È
·ÍÈÔÏfiÁËÛË Ù˘ ‚ȈÛÈÌfiÙËÙ·˜ Ù˘ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ·ÛÙÈÎfi ¯ÒÚÔ.
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∆Ô ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌÈÎfi ÂÚÁ·Ï›Ô
√È ‰Â›ÎÙ˜ URBANGUARD ·Ú¤¯Ô˘Ó ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ̤۷ ·fi ¤Ó· ÂÚÁ·Ï›Ô
¯ˆÚÈ΋˜ ·Ó¿Ï˘Û˘ ηٿÏÏËÏ· ÚÔÛ·ÚÌÔṲ̂ÓÔ ÛÙÔ Î˘ÚÈ·Îfi ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌÈÎfi
Û‡ÛÙËÌ·, Ô˘ ‚·Û›˙ÂÙ·È Û ™˘ÛÙ‹Ì·Ù· °ÂˆÁÚ·ÊÈÎÒÓ ¶ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ (GIS).
°È· ÙÔÓ Û¯Â‰È·ÛÌfi ÙÔ˘ ÂÚÁ·Ï›Ԣ ·˘ÙÔ‡ ÌÂÏÂÙ‹ıËÎ·Ó ·Ó¿ÏÔÁ· ·Ú·‰Â›ÁÌ·Ù·
·fi ÙÔ µ¤ÏÁÈÔ (ÂÚÁ·ÏÂ›Ô Stads-Monitor Ù˘ ÂÚÈʤÚÂÈ·˜ Ù˘ ºÏ¿Ó‰Ú·˜) ηÈ
·fi ÙÔ ¶ÚfiÁÚ·ÌÌ· ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈ΋˜ ¶ÚˆÙÔ‚Ô˘Ï›·˜ ESPON (∂˘Úˆ·˚Îfi ¶·Ú·ÙËÚËÙ‹ÚÈÔ ÃˆÚÈÎÔ‡ ™¯Â‰È·ÛÌÔ‡), Î·È ·Ó·Ù‡¯ıËΠ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÒÓÙ·˜ ΢Úȷ΋
ηÈÓÔÙÔÌ›· Î·È Ù¯ÓÔÁÓˆÛ›·. ∞ÔÛÎÔ› ÙÂÏÈο Ó· ı¤ÛÂÈ ÙË ‰È·‰Èηۛ·
·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛ˘ Î·È ·Ó·ıÂÒÚËÛ˘ ÙˆÓ ™¯Â‰›ˆÓ ∞Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ Û ÌÈ· Ó¤·
Û˘ÛÙËÌ·ÙÈ΋ Î·È ÙÂÎÌËÚȈ̤ÓË ‚¿ÛË, Ó· ÂÈʤÚÂÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚË ‰È·Ê¿ÓÂÈ·
ÛÙË ‰È·‰Èηۛ· ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌÈÎÔ‡ ۯ‰ȷÛÌÔ‡ ηÈ, ηٿ Û˘Ó¤ÂÈ·, Ó· Û˘Ì‚¿ÏÂÈ
ÛÙËÓ ·Ó·‚¿ıÌÈÛË Ù˘ ¯ÚËÛÙ‹˜ ‰ÈÔ›ÎËÛ˘ Î·È ÛÙË ‰È‡ڢÓÛË Ù˘ Û˘ÌÌÂÙÔ¯‹˜
ÙˆÓ ÔÏÈÙÒÓ ÛÙ· ÔÏÂÔ‰ÔÌÈο ‰ÚÒÌÂÓ·.
∆Ô ÂÚÁ·ÏÂ›Ô URBANGUARD Â›Ó·È ¤Ó· ÔÏÔÎÏËڈ̤ÓÔ ÂÚÁ·ÏÂ›Ô Ô˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÌÈ· ‚¿ÛË ‰Â‰ÔÌ¤ÓˆÓ ACCESS Û˘Ó‰Â‰Â̤ÓË Ì ÙÔ ÏÔÁÈÛÌÈÎfi ·Î¤ÙÔ
ArcGIS, ÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ÌÔÚ› Ó· ˘ÔÏÔÁ›ÛÂÈ Ù·˘Ùfi¯ÚÔÓ· ÙËÓ ·Í›· Î·È ÙË ÁˆÁÚ·ÊÈ΋ ηٷÓÔÌ‹ fiÏˆÓ ÙˆÓ ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ÙÔ˘ Û˘ÛÙ‹Ì·ÙÔ˜. ∆Ô ÂÚÁ·ÏÂ›Ô ÂÚÈÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÂÈ
ÌÈ· ÛÂÈÚ¿ ‚·ÛÈÎÒÓ ÁˆÁÚ·ÊÈÎÒÓ ‰Â‰Ô̤ӈÓ, ÛÙ· ÔÔ›· ÚÔÛÙ›ıÂÓÙ·È Ù·
ÛÙ·ÙÈÛÙÈο ‰Â‰Ô̤ӷ ÙˆÓ ‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ¯ˆÚÈο ηٷÓÂÌË̤ӈÓ
ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ Û ۯ¤ÛË Ì οı ‰Â›ÎÙË, ˘Ô‚ÔËıÒÓÙ·˜ ¤ÙÛÈ ÛÙËÓ ·Ó¿Ï˘ÛË
ÛÂÓ·Ú›ˆÓ ÔÏÈÙÈ΋˜.
°È· ÛÎÔÔ‡˜ ·ÔÙ›ÌËÛ˘ ÙˆÓ ‰˘Ó·ÙÔÙ‹ÙˆÓ ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛ˘ Î·È ·ÓÙ·fiÎÚÈÛ˘ Ô˘ ·Ú¤¯ÂÈ ÙÔ Û‡ÛÙËÌ·, ηıÒ˜ Î·È ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·ÍÈÔÏfiÁËÛË ÙˆÓ ÂÈÏÂÁ̤ӈÓ
‰ÂÈÎÙÒÓ Î·È ÂÚÁ·Ï›ˆÓ, ¤¯ÂÈ ÔÏÔÎÏËÚˆı› ÂÈÙ˘¯Ò˜ Ë ÈÏÔÙÈ΋ ÙÔ˘ ÂÊ·ÚÌÔÁ‹
ÛÂ Û˘ÁÎÂÎÚÈ̤ÓË ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ÙÔ˘ ¢‹ÌÔ˘ ™ÙÚÔ‚fiÏÔ˘.