Sustainable Urban Development Strategy

This EU-MED Cities project, funded by the European Council, aims to enable local agents (local authorities, unions, entrepreneurs, civil actors) to become active players by taking responsibility for financing and/or executing projects for their city. A team of National consultants in collaboration with the Municipality of Saida (Phoenician Sidon), develop a vision and strategic structure plan for the city. The landscape, environment and ecology components of the project focuses on sustainable water resource management, marine and riverine, underground water and storm-water, while using these features as multifunctional landscapes that serve as amenity spaces and urban greening. The overall objective is quality urban living and protection of Saida’s landscape heritage, natural, cultural and agricultural.