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It is planned to host conference and shopping centres, sports and entertainment venues, port and tourist facilities that are either under construction or have already been built as part of past interventions. The redesign process aims to link unbuilt sites so that the coast can function as a single promenade, to restore the landscape and the environment after a long period of degradation, to address flood risks which have risen due to the construction of the coastal avenue thirty years ago and to improve accessibility from neighbouring residential areas in order to reconnect the city with the seafront. The proposal for a park with Mediterranean flora would also serve that purpose. It has been developed by Renzo Piano and sponsored by the “Stavros Niarchos Foundation”. However, funding for the construction of the park has not been secured yet, the park’s management status has not been clarified and the total buildable area has not been specified. These uncertainties create tensions between residents from the surrounding neighbourhoods and the promoters of the project.
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