9:00 -11:00: Third session  “Operational and technical issues”

President: Mr Alexandre METRO, architect of the Heritage, ICOMOS France  (Paris)
Reporter: Mr Samir ABDULAC, doctor in urban planning and international consultant (Paris).

A. Case study

This third session aims at presenting a few operational stakes and some innovative tools set up at different scales to valorise the urban heritage.

=> City of Perpignan (France): the national tools for restoration, protection and enhancement of the urban heritage,
Mrs Marie TJOYAS, Deputy Mayor delegated to sustainable development and Mrs Michèle CAPDET, Municipal councillor.

=> City of Tunis (Tunisia): refurbishing the oukalas: actors, principles, projects and realisations.
Mr Jellal ABDEKAFI, architect landscape gardener, DPLG, urban planner, Tunis.

=> City of Amman (Jordan): Amman urban heritage strategy and policies. Collaboration with the AFD and the city of Paris
Eng. Fawzi Masad /undersecretary assistant,National Heritage Committee member and Arch. Ibrahim Hashim / Heritage Officer at Amman Plan / Heritage Technical Advisory Committee member.

=> City of Alger (Algeria): the project of the Casbah of Alger.
Mr Abdelouahab ZEKAGH, architect and lecturer at the Polytechnic School of Architecture of Alger  

B. Transversal issues

The UNESCO management plan – Reflexion of the association of the French sites registered on the UNESCO list.
Mr Bouzid SABEG, head of the Heritage department of the city of Arles & Mr Bernard POUVEREL, director of the site of the Pont du Gard - France

- Economic issues (French Agency for the Development)

- Importantce of the economic and legal framework of the Heritage,
Mr Michel CARMONA, lecturer and director of the Urbanism institute – University of Paris IV, La Sorbonne

11:00 11:15 Debate

11:15 11:30 Coffee break

 

11:30 13:00: Fourth session “vulnerability of heritage and sustainable development“

President: Claude LEFROU, former director at the Office for geological and mine researches – France.
Reporter: Nadia THEUMA, Lecturer at the University of Malta.

A. Case study

This session aims at underlining different types of risks met in several mediterranean historical cities.  What are those risks and what type of tool do the city have to face them?

=> City of Valletta (Malta): the risks linked to the dammages done by the environment on built heritage, the project of the waterfront
Mr Konrad BUHAGIAR, architect (Architecture Project - Valletta)

=> City of Evora (Portugal): Qualicities, a progress approach and a European Label.
Intervention de Mr José Ernesto D’OLIVEIRA, Mayor of Evora and Mr Raphaël SOUCHIER, General delegate of the AVEC.

=> City of Pézenas (France) : The Med Eco Quartier approach: Build sustainable districts in the Mediterranean.
Mr Alain VOGEL-SINGER, Mayor of Pézenas

 

13:00 14:00 Lunch-buffet in the courtyard of the National superior school for photography.

14:00 14:45 B. Transversal issues

- The program of the French Ministry for Ecology for the prevention of seismic risk in France and in the overseas departments, with the implication of public authorities, building industry and the citizens and reducing the vunerability of people and goods,
Mr Jacques Faye, MEEDDAT

- The impact of earthquake on buildings, the refurbishing and prevention tools,
Mr Norbert Aigoin, Engineer.

- Urban heritage and sustainable development,
Mrs Maria Lopez Diaz, Anah

14:45 15:00: Debate

15:00 -16:00 : Public meeting

Synthesis of the four sessions

Presentation of the program of the European Heritage Days in Arles by the representatives of the heritage department .

16:00 -16:30 Conclusions

Cities’ needs and priority issues to be dealt with in the future network, Mr. Patrice Morot Sir, Ecole d’Avignon (after a consertation period with the representatives of the invited cities)

16:30 -17:00: Debate with the public

17:00 -17:30 : End of works.

The city of Arles ivites you to discover its heritage through thematic visites, fun, scientific and artistic activities from September 18 to 21, within the framework of the European Heritage Days.