{"id":502,"date":"2023-10-10T23:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/?p=502"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:23:54","slug":"valletta-design-cluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/valletta-design-cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"Valletta Design Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Valletta<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Malta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Contact Information: <\/span><\/strong><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"mailto:info@vca.gov.mt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@vca.gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Website Address: <\/span><\/strong><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/en\/valletta-design-cluster%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Valletta Design Cluster within the Valletta Cultural Agency is a community space for cultural and creative practice situated in the renovated Old Abattoir (Il-Bi\u010b\u010berija l-Antika) in Valletta. The project supports design and entrepreneurship having a positive social impact, taking collaborative creative approaches as the key to achieve benefits for individuals, communities and society at large.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Thematic Area \u2013 Healthy public space<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Thematic Sub-category &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Buildings &amp; environment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Tourism Adapted to Climate Change;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Smart city solutions and tools;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Green Urbanism related to improving social relations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Type of Actor\/Agent &#8211; Creativity Centre<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Typology of Green Urban Site \u2013 Green roof or wall<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Green City Elements:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Urbanismo\nVerde<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Integrated Photovoltaics in Urban Environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Energy (Efficiency in Urban Planning, Efficiency in Buildings, Poverty)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Water Recovery and Reuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Irrigation, Buildings and Climate Change<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Green roofs and walls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Edificios Y Cambio\nClim\u00e1tico<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Shading facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Green areas and Heat Island Effect<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Bee-friendly gardens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Adapted Touristic Facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Olas De Calor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">3Rs and 7Rs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Consumo\nResponsable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Cadena De\nSuministro Corta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Smart (People, Environment, Living)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Participaci\u00f3n\nCiudadana<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Co-creation in Urban Planning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Engagement and Consultation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Target Groups &#8211; Citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Public Engagement &#8211; Was applied<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Consultation Tools Used &#8211; Focus groups, Stakeholder interviews, Proper public engagement. <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/library\/oar\/bitstream\/123456789\/43246\/1\/Assessing_the_relationship_between_community_inclusion_and_space_through_Valletta_2018_cultural_infrastructural_projects_on_various_community_groups.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Innovation and Impact:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">User-centred on-site consultations with future users and communities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The establishment of a small green roof in the Capital Valletta;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Promotion of green roofs when planning for new urban development areas;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The establishment of new working spaces for creativity and innovation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Establishment of a social hub and place of rest in a dense and historically impoverished slum area;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Planting &#8216;seeds&#8217; for serenity, greenery and social exchange in an otherwise densely built city.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Expected Impact <\/span><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">High<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Level of Scale of Innovation 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Benefits<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The initiative addresses climate and water management, boosts biodiversity, and enhances environmental resilience. It reduces urban heat, improves visual quality, and fosters well-being. Additionally, it creates green jobs, offers recreational and educational opportunities, and supports physical and psychological health, while strengthening social connections<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Challenges<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>:<\/strong> Public challenges since the community was apprehensive and feared losing this space in the neighbourhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Resources and Transferability:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Teaching Materials\/Resources: <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/library\/oar\/handle\/123456789\/20063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Personal Skills Required: Low<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Non-discriminatory Principles: Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Transferability Potential: High<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"wp-block-file\">\n            <object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\"\n                data=\"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/database_pdfs\/The%20impact%20of%20Valetta.pdf\"\n                type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px\" aria-label=\"Embedded PDF\"><\/object>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/database_pdfs\/The%20impact%20of%20Valetta.pdf\"\n                class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,43,29,39,35],"tags":[],"cp_meta_data":{"_edit_lock":["1701164021:1"],"_edit_last":["1"],"_thumbnail_id":["503"],"_wpb_vc_js_status":["true"],"_revision-control":["a:1:{i:0;s:8:\"defaults\";}"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}