The Urban Agenda for the EU and the UN New Urban Agenda: Their significance for Cyprus Phaedon Enotiades Coordinator, European and International Cooperation Unit Department of Town Planning and Housing Ministry of the Interior

The New Urban Agenda

Urban demographic issues, land and urban planning in Cyprus Settlement patterns and demographic trends Managing rapid urbanization Challenges faced by urban areas Managing rural-urban linkages Social aspects of urban development Ensuring sustainable planning and design Improving urban land management and addressing urban sprawl Addressing urban mobility challenges Improving technical capacity to plan and manage cities

Morphological Urban Areas (MUAs)

Functional Urban Areas (FUAs)

Potential Urban Strategic Horizons (PUSH)

CEMAT Guidelines, 2002 Endogenous development strategies Action against sprawl Deprived neighborhood regeneration Urban ecosystem management (open spaces, water, energy, waste, noise) Sustainable mobility Planning governance Cultural heritage protection and enhancement Polycentric city networks

Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities, 2007 Making greater use of integrated urban development policy approaches Paying special attention to deprived neighborhoods within the context of the city as a whole

National Sustainable Development Strategy, 2010 Spatial planning and sustainable urban development 18 crucial urban issues Urban challenges and sustainability indicators Strategic urban development framework and objectives Urban interventions and Town Planning Schemes

The Pact of Amsterdam

Vertical and horizontal cooperation: prerequisites for an integrated approach Multi-level governance (vertical) Interdepartmental coordination (horizontal) Crucial role of civil society

Comparison of priority themes Spatial priority themes are already key spatial policy areas in Local Plans, with coordination structures already firmly in place Environmental priority themes mostly reflect new, 21st century concerns, with coordination structures in place, which need continuous fine-tuning to improve synergies Although prominent in national policy framework and the subject of significant initiatives at the local level, Socioeconomic priority themes are only given sketchy consideration in Local Plans

Spatial priority themes Sustainable use of land: National Planning System Role of Minister, Planning Board, Local authorities Housing: Ministry of the Interior Policy under review in post-crisis period Urban mobility: Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works Committees ensure key stakeholder coordination Possible line of action would be to follow international debate and review current policy as needed

Environmental priority themes (1/2) Air quality: National Action Plan for the Improvement of Air Quality Department of Labour Inspection (DLI) Greatly affected by auto emissions  urban mobility policy Circular economy: Department of the Environment Critical role of Municipalities in waste management policy Climate adaptation: National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Environmental priority themes (2/2) Energy transition: Shift to renewable energy sources Energy efficiency in buildings Energy Service (Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism) Specific additional themes important for Cyprus: Water resource management, desertification etc. Possible line of action would be to improve and strengthen current coordination mechanisms, widening the scope of Local Plans to these priority themes

Socioeconomic priority themes (1/2) Inclusion of migrants and refugees: New, post-accession issue Ministry of the Interior, Local Authorities Central government policy and support programs Several initiatives at local level stand out Urban poverty: New, post-crisis issue Minimum guaranteed income and similar policies Cyprus-EU Partnership Agreement 2014-2020 Integrated Sustainable Urban Development plans for deprived urban neighborhoods

Socioeconomic priority themes (2/2) Jobs and skills: Central government policy and support programs Human Resources Development Authority Operational Program Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion Possible line of action would be to highlight the spatial aspects of these priority themes within Local Plan strategic objectives, along the lines of respective government policy

Cross-cutting issues Digital transition: Public procurement: Government digital policy/ e-Cyprus, Ariadne e-OASIS (administration digitization) HIPPODAMOS (digitization of the planning system) Public procurement: Public Procurement Authority guidelines and several legislative acts Possible line of action would be to mainstream these cross-cutting issues in Local Plans, as appropriate

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