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Building Healthy Communities

Building Healthy Communities. Peggy Sourtzi City of Amaroussion “Working Residencies: Building Healthy Communities”. Reasons for the LAP. Selection of a downgraded urban unit of the city: Urban Unit 7 – ‘Working Residences’

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Building Healthy Communities

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  1. Building Healthy Communities Peggy Sourtzi City of Amaroussion “Working Residencies: Building Healthy Communities”

  2. Reasons for the LAP • Selection of a downgraded urban unit of the city:Urban Unit 7 – ‘Working Residences’ Focus of LAP: Environmental Issues, Health Services Deliveries, Promotion of Quality of life in Urban Regeneration Strategies 1st Action: Urban Green Spaces Upgrade and Maintenance(squares, parks) • 2nd Action: Lighting projects • 3rd Action: Sewerage Network of the Working Residences • 4th Action: Upgrade and Maintenanceof existing Municipal Kindergartens and Playgrounds • 5th Action: Noise Measurements • 6th Action: Public Health & Solidarity • 7th Action: Upgrade and protect the Urban Unit’s stream

  3. Foreseen Actions • Action 1:Urban Green Spaces Upgrade and Maintenance (squares, parks) - Projects for environmental rehabilitation and upgrading of public spaces- Tree planting. →This action is funded by the program “Saving” of the National Strategic Action Plan 2007-2013, the Community Support Framework, Municipal Resources and the Regional Operational Plan – Priority Axis 2 • Action 2:Lighting projects: Printed study on the existing situation. Replacement of the existing lamps by new ones friendly towards the environment – energy lamps. →This action is funded by Municipal Resources and the Regional Operational Plan – Priority Axis 3 • Action 5: Noise Measurements: One of the largest road arteries passes from this specific urban unit and we wish to minimize the noise. → Measurement mechanisms to be settled – In tender process for buying the respective instrument.

  4. Implemented Actions • Action 3:Sewerage Network of the Working Residences: Study on the replacement of the sewerage network. This action is already implemented by Municipal Resources and is included in the Regional Operational Plan – Priority Axis 2 • Action 4: Upgrade and Maintenanceof existing Municipal Kindergartens and Playgrounds: Renovation of the Municipal Kindergarten of the Working Residencies Urban Unit took place (Regional Operational Plan and Municipal Funding) • Action 6: Public Health&Solidarity: The “Help at Home” program is already implemented by the Municipal Health and Solidarity Organization at this urban unit, according to the Regional Operational Plan. • Action 7: Upgrade and protection the Urban Unit’s stream: The Municipality’s Technical Service has already implemented hydraulic and geological studies as well as topographical delineating of the stream. Action: included in the Municipal Operational Plan 2010 - financed by National Resources and the Program Thiseas.

  5. Contact details • www.maroussi.gr(Municipality of Amaroussion) • www.ddy.gr(Greek Intermunicipality Health and Welfare Network) • -http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health / • -http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health/activities/healthy-cities/who-european-healthy-cities-network(Amaroussion: member of the World Health Organization: Healthy Cities Network) • http://www.q-citiesnet.eu/(Quality Cities) • http://www.eurocities.eu/main.php(Network of “Eurocities”)

  6. contact@urbact-project.eu www.urbact.eu/project

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