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Country: <\/strong>Malta<\/p>\n

Contact Information: <\/strong>\u00a0info@vca.gov.mt<\/p>\n

Website Address: <\/strong><\/a>Website Link<\/p>\n

Type of Best Practice: <\/strong>Collection of civic engagement and public consultation\n related to green city elements\n <\/p>\n

Basic Abstract of the Best Practice: <\/strong>The Valletta Design Cluster within the\n Valletta Cultural Agency is a community space for cultural and creative practice situated in the renovated\n Old Abattoir (Il-Bi\u010b\u010berija l-Antika) in Valletta. The project supports design and entrepreneurship having a\n positive social impact, taking collaborative creative approaches as the key to achieve benefits for\n individuals, communities and society at large.\n <\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Thematic Area: <\/strong>Healthy public space<\/p>\n

Thematic Sub-Category: <\/strong>Buildings & environment, Tourism\n Adapted to Climate Change, Smart city solutions and tools, Green Urbanism related to improving social\n relations<\/p>\n

Type of Actor\/Agent: <\/strong>Vald\u012bba<\/p>\n

Typology of Green Urban Site: <\/strong>Creativity centre<\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Sustainable Mobility\": <\/strong>ZA\u013b\u0100 PILS\u0112TVIDE<\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources\":\n <\/strong>Green Urbanism, Integrated Photovoltaics in Urban Environment, Energy Efficiency in Urban Planning\n <\/p>\n\n

Green City Elements \"Water as Natural Resource\": <\/strong>Water Recovery and\n Reuse, Irrigation, Buildings and Climate Change, Green roofs and walls<\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Buildings & Environment\": <\/strong>Buildings and\n Climate Change, Green roofs and walls, Shading facilities, Green areas and Heat Island Effect, Bee-friendly\n gardens\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Tourism Adapted to Climate Change\": <\/strong>Adapted\n Touristic Facilities\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Behavioural Adaptation to Extreme Weather\":\n <\/strong>KARSTUMA VI\u013b\u0145I\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Waste Management\": <\/strong>3Rs and 7Rs, Conscious\n Consumption, Short Supply Chain\n <\/p>\n \n

Green City Elements \"Smart City Domains for the Citizens in Green\n Cities\": <\/strong>Smart People, Smart Environment, Smart Living\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Smart City Solutions and Tools\": <\/strong>Citizen\n Engagement, Co-creation in Urban Planning\n\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Better Consumption & Production\":\n <\/strong>ENER\u0122\u0112TISK\u0100 \nNABADZ\u012aBA\n <\/p>\n

Green City Elements \"Energy Efficiency\": <\/strong>Energy Efficiency in\n Buildings\n <\/p>\n

Target Groups: <\/strong>Citizens\n <\/p>\n

Was there a public engagement best practice adopted specifically to an\n urban greening project ?\n : <\/strong>Yes\n <\/p>\n

If yes to previous question - what was the type of consultation tool used?\n : <\/strong>Focus groups, Stakeholder interviews, Proper public engagement\n <\/p>\n

\"Were any e-tools used, including social media?\"\n : <\/strong>No<\/p>\n

\"\n Any weblinks to the consultation exercise, best practice or e-tools?\"\n : <\/strong>Zammit, A., Azzopardi, C., & Attard, D. (2015). Assessing the relationship between community\n inclusion and space through Valletta 2018 cultural infrastructural projects on various community groups.\n Theme 3 community inclusion & space: evaluation & monitoring research findings 2015, 28-44.
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Level of Scale of Innovation for the Urban Greening Project:\n <\/strong>4<\/p>\n

Abstract of Elements of Innovation: <\/strong>\"\"\"\u2022 User-centred on-site\n consultations with future users and communities;\n \u2022 The establishment of small green roof in the Capital Valletta;\n \u2022 Promotion of green roofs when planning for new urban development areas;\n \u2022 The establishment of new working spaces for creativity and innovation;\n \u2022 Establishment of social hub and place of rest in a dense and historically empoverished slum area;\n \u2022 Planting 'seeds' for serenity, greenery and social exchange in an otherwise densely built city. \"\"\n \"\n <\/p>\n

Expected Impact: <\/strong>High\n <\/p>\n

Approximate Budget and Source of Money: <\/strong>Unknown<\/p>\n

Was a Needs Analysis Undertaken?: <\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n

Environmental Benefits: <\/strong>Temperature & Climate control,\n Flooding & water Quality, Increased biodiversity, Improved environmental resilience<\/p>\n

Material \/ Economic Benefits: <\/strong>Limiting impact of heatwaves by\n reducing urban temperatures, Increased cultural significance, Well-being benefits (such as people\u2019s\n perception of increased biodiversity and improved visual quality of the environment), Creationof green jobs\n and business opportunities, Improved visual quality of the environment\n <\/p>\n

Social Benefits: <\/strong>Recreational opportunities, Aesthetic enjoyment,\n Adjusting psychological well-being and physical health, Enhancing social ties, Providing educational\n opportunities\n <\/p>\n

Challenges Encountered: <\/strong>Public challenges since the community was\n apprehensive and feared loosing this space in the neighborhood.\n <\/p>\n

Any teaching material\/resources developed specific to public consultations\n and urban greening?\n :\n <\/strong>Yes\n <\/p>\n

If yes to previous provide link and upload to basecamp folder please.\n :\n <\/strong>Mostly reports on the methods and results. Valletta 2018 Foundation (2018). The impacts of the\n European capital of culture: final research report. Cremona, V. A. (2017). Mapping culture and cultural\n interaction in view of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture (ECoC). In V. A. Cremona (ed.),\n Capitalising on culture? Malta and the European capital of culture (pp. 1-13). Msida: Malta University\n Publishing.https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/library\/oar\/handle\/123456789\/20063\n <\/p>\n

Personal Skills Required: <\/strong>Low\n <\/p>\n

Non-Discriminatory Principles: <\/strong>Yes\n <\/p>\n

Transferability Potential: <\/strong>High\n <\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"cp_meta_data":{"_edit_lock":["1696979805:1"],"_edit_last":["1"],"_wp_old_date":["2023-10-10"],"_wpb_vc_js_status":["true"],"_revision-control":["a:1:{i:0;s:8:\"defaults\";}"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenvolve-project.eu\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}