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5th European Conference on Sustainable Cities
Towns Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
PORTUGAL Gondomar Municipality
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Joaquim Flores joaquim.flores_at_gmail.com
PORTUGAL Gondomar Municipality
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Structure Introduction Objectives POLIS
Programme Gondomar Municipality Gondomar
Polis Project Conclusions
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Objectives To present the Gondomar Polis
Project in relation with the Aalborg
Commitments 1- regeneration of an area
environmentally degraded for the benefit of
all 2 avoid urban sprawl in a greenfield
site 3 rehabilitation and re-use of cultural
heritage 4 promote high quality urban design
standards
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
POLIS Programme

• Programme for Urban Improvement and Environmental
  Enhancement of Towns and Cities
• Portuguese Program of the central administration
  in partnership with the local city councils,
  initiated in 2000
• Main Objective
• To improve the quality of live in Portuguese
  cities through urban and environmental
  interventions

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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
POLIS Programme

• Interventions in 39 Portuguese cities
• 28 large integrated operations
• 12 minor interventions

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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Municipality
full signatory of the Aalborg Charter
North of Portugal
One of the 14 municipalities of Porto Great
Metropolitan Area
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Municipality
Census of 2001 - population of 164.096
inhabitants
131,9 Km2 of Area
Gold jewellery handcraft, Services, Agriculture
and Forest, are the main economic activities
forest, agriculture and natural protected
resources - more than 50 of Territory
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Municipality
gives continuity to the Porto River Douro Front
along 35 Km
Porto
Gondomar
River Douro waterfront
Atlantic waterfront
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Potential Riverfront of 35 Km
Problems - the urban growth becomes
progressively stronger
- leisure phenomenon also generates pressure
- private ownership
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Leads to Environmental degradation
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
1999/2000 Strategic Plan 14 Km of riverfront
National Road 108
Porto
main objectives control the urban
sprawl requalify the area in a sustainable way,
(saving environmental qualities, improving at the
same time the economic and social level of the
local inhabitants)
Crestuma Dam
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
2001 Gondomar Polis Project approved 4,5 Km of
riverfront 44 hectares
14.900.000,00 90 Central Government 10
Municipality Started 2002 Will finish in 2009
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Porto Oriental Park
Gondomar City Centre
Freixo (Porto) Museums and marina
Gramido valley park / Green corridor
Pedestrian and cycle way 1,5 Km
Gramido central node
Pedestrian and cycle way 4,5 Km
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Strategic Actions - Surveys and Studies -
Waterfront requalification projects and works
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Surveys and Studies - Geographical Information
System (GIS) - Sight Plan - River pollution
surveys (partnership) - Environmental Impact
Assessment
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Sight Plan
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Waterfront requalification projects and works -
Waterfront requalification - Rehabilitation of
Gramido Historic House - Construction of
Gramido Nautical Centre - Construction of
Gramido car parking
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Preliminary Program Definition of 5 Waterfront
Requalification Units (Projects) - Units A, B, C,
D e E according to landscape units
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Preliminary Program Flood survey and cartography
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Preliminary Program Technical specifications for
cycle and pedestrian way
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Polis Project
Preliminary Program

• Project Criteria
• Concrete program definition
• Quality design standards
• Universal mobility (all locals accessible)
• Connections with public transportation
• Avoid impermeabilization of the soil
• Flood study appropriated materials and
  techniques
• Use of local adapted vegetation, avoiding green
  spaces with watering systems

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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Museum of Gold Jewellery Partnership - AIORN
Rehabilitation of Gramido Historic House
(2005/2006) 788.600,00
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gramido Nautical Centre (2006-2007) 1.350.000,00
Partnership Local Club Mix of generations
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Waterfront requalification Unit C
Gramido 1.600.000,00
Partnership with Public Institute to bring
tourist boats
33.000 m2 389 m of waterfront 456 m of cycle and
pedestrian way 5.100 m2 of public / green space
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Gondomar Environmental Centre Passal Farm
Partnership with Lipor
Environmental education Sustainable design Energy
and water conservation Biological
farms Educational farm
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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Conclusions

• Weakness
• Lack of public participation
• Central Government financial support dependence
• Time delay due to complex plot of public/private
  entities

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Session A5- Sustainable (re-)designing of
districts
Gondomar Polis Project - Sustainable
Requalification of Gondomar's River Douro
Waterfront
Conclusions

• Strengths
• - Avoid urban sprawl in a green area
• - Environmental and landscape requalification of
  this degraded green area
• - Turning a semi-public area in a quality public
  green space for benefit of all
• - Promote tourism to bring local income
• - Establishment of partnerships to ensure
  sustainable exploration

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