Table 9 Circularity-based guidelines for conservation planning in the Medina of Tunis
Phases of the conservation policy planning | Recommendations concerning each phase |
|---|---|
Knowledge and Smart City | Strengthening the capacity to innovate through information and communication technology (ICT) services in heritage-based artistic and tourism activities Enhancing the digitisation of culturally significant buildings for better heritage protection |
City of Art and Culture | City branding Determining themes for creative placemaking (vibrant nightlife) Developing potential cultural events (ephemeral urbanism) Performing art/music centres, bookstores, and museums |
Inclusive and Sustainable City | Increasing the sustainability-based government objectives in heritage conservation Identifying stakeholders contributing to policy-making Solving funding problems by advancing the city’s creative economy to attract inner-city investments and supporting entrepreneurship Solving management conflicts through PPPs Promoting stakeholders’ engagement Mixed use enhancement to avoid the segregation of some areas |
Environmentally Friendly City | Easing commercial traffic in narrow streets and increasing pedestrianisation Mitigating environmental pollution by legalising the waste collectors’ activity |
Secure City | Electronic surveillance of streets and blind streets Organising sensitisation programmes against drug usage and delinquency Supporting nocturnal activities (tourism retail) through energy-efficient urban lighting (smart lighting control system) |