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T.2. The Action Plan for demonstrative action Corfu Port Authority Document Control Sheet Project number: ADRION 671 Project acronym INTERPASS Project Title Intermodal Passengers Connectivity between Ports and Airports Start of the project 01/01/2018 Duration 24 months T2.1 – Elaboration of Action plans and implementation of testing Related activity: actions The Action Plan – Corfu Port Authority Deliverable name: Type of deliverable Report Language English Work Package Title The Action Plan for demonstrative action Work Package number T2 Work Package Leader ADSPMAM Status Final Version Author (s) Corfu Port Authority S.A. Version 1.1 Due date of deliverable 24th October 2018 First draft: 31.01.2019 Final delivery date 17.03.2019 CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2. THE TERRITORIAL, ECONOMIC AND LOGISTIC CONTEXT OF THE SITE ..................................................... 2 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE AND ITS MAIN NEEDS .................................................................................. 36 4. THE ROLE OF THE SITE IN LOCAL NETWORKS AND IN THE TEN-T NETWORK ........................................ 44 5. THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION AND CAPITALISATION MANUAL ................................................ 45 6. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERVENTION ............................................................................................. 47 7. RECOVERY PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 50 8. THE INVESTMENT AND THE MANAGEMENT COSTS ............................................................................... 54 9. INVOLVED SUBJECTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ............................................................................................ 56 10. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................................... 56 1. INTRODUCTION Intermodal Passengers Connectivity between Ports and Airports (INTER-PASS) is a project approved under the INTERREG V-B Adriatic-Ionian Transnational Cooperation Programme 2014-2020. The programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the European Territorial Cooperation objective, which provides support to regional cooperation between countries of the Adriatic-Ionian Region during the programming period 2014-2020. The project will be implemented by 8 project partners and one associated partner. The project has started in January 2018 and it is expected to be finished in December 2019. The total budget approved for the project amounts to 1.498.568 EUR, 85% of which is co-financed through the ERDF fund (European Regional Development Fund). Within the Adriatic-Ionian Region there are many maritime cities which have to deal with a very high number of passengers during the peak season and in which cruise tourism is an important factor of regional and local development. However, most of these “homeports” for cruisers & ferries are suffering from a lack of integration within various modes of transport, especially with regional airports. The overall objective of the INTER-PASS project is to enhance the intermodal connections between ports and airports in the Adriatic–Ionian Region in order to improve the processing of passengers, mainly cruise tourists and travellers reaching tourist destinations located on Adriatic and Ionian costs during the peak season. The project will produce 3 specific outputs: 1. Cooperation networks on intermodal and multimodal connectivity between ports and airports located in the Adriatic-Ionian Region. The network will be a place where partners and other stakeholders will exchange knowledge on innovative solutions (techniques, methods, operating codes etc.) that could be easily and successfully adapted in the Adriatic-Ionian context. 2. An action plan for each territory which will define solutions to be tested and implemented in involved cities. The testing of 4 identified solutions to be implemented in Dubrovnik, Pula, Bari and Corfu during the Summer of 2019 with the objective to significantly speed up the tourist processing between ports and airports. 3. Elaboration of a joint Integrated Strategic Plan for multimodal passenger transportation between ports and airports to be shared with other ports, airports, and authorities located in the Adriatic- Ionian Region Within the project, as part of second technical work package, Action plan for implementing pilot action needs to be implemented in every project region (4 action plans). Hereafter is presented Action plan for Dubrovnik region. 1 2. THE TERRITORIAL, ECONOMIC AND LOGISTIC CONTEXT OF THE SITE Territorial aspects This unit offers a description of the main geographical, morphological and climatic data of the Prefecture of Corfu. The demographic features of Corfu and of the Ionian Islands region follows. Geographic, Morphological and Climatic Features of the Prefecture of Corfu The Prefecture of Corfu is located in the central Mediterranean basin and is at the most northern point of the Ionian Sea, at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea. To its east, Corfu is surrounded by the coast of Epirus and south-west Albania, whereas it faces southern Italy to the west. The total area amounts to 638 km2 accounting for 27.3% of the Ionian Islands’ region, and also accounts for 0.5% of the country’s total area. Corfu’s geomorphology is divided into three zones: northern, central and southern. The north part features the highest mountains, which form a natural boundary separating the central and north parts. The highest peak is Pantokratoras. Generally, the largest part of the island is characterized by milder terrain with tree- covered hills that usually end in sandy coasts. Furthermore, in the north part, there is an important fertile lowland area, which has a high fertility index. The central part is plain, but not united nor flat, as it is crossed by a series of hills covered in lush vegetation. The lowlands in the eastern part are highly fertile in contrast to the west part, which would be described as moderately arable and fertile. Most of the southern part of the island is flat with moderately fertile soil. Paxi, consists of a group of small Islands and islets, the largest of which are Paxos and Antipaxos, which are located seven miles south of Corfu. The two islands cover 19 km2 and 3 km2 respectively. They are just eight miles away from the coast of Epirus and 12 miles from Parga. The coasts on the eastern part of Paxos are smooth, while the coasts on the western part are steeper, featuring spectacular natural formations such as caves, arches, domes and vertical cliffs. Gai is the administrative center, Lakka is located on the north side, and picturesque Loggos is on the east side. Paxos has a large olive grove and Antipaxos has a large vineyard. Corfu has a temperate Mediterranean climate of year-round sunshine, relatively high humidity and low-power winds. 2 Demographics According to the results from the latest census of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT) in the Regional Unit of Corfu (RUC), including that of the Municipality of Paxi, 104,371 permanent residents are recorded. Based on this, RUC is slightly below the average among all Regional Unit (RU) of the whole country (Table 1- 1). Table 1.1. Population of Greece per Regional Unit (RU) Population of Greece per RU No Regional Unit Population No Regional Unit Population 1 Attica 3,828,434 27 Rodopi 112,039 2 Thessaloniki 1,110,551 28 Xanthi 111.222 3 Achaia 309,694 29 Chalkidiki 105,908 4 Heraklion 305,490 30 Corfu 104,371 5 Larisa 284,325 31 Drama 98,287 6 Evia 210,815 32 Argolida 97,044 7 Aitoloakarnania 210,802 33 Laconia 89,138 8 Magnesia 203,808 34 Arcadia 86,685 9 DodecaneseMagnesia 190,770 35 Lesvos 86,436 10 Serres 176,430 36 Rethimno 85,609 11 Ioannina 167,901 37 Kilkis 80,419 12 Messinia 159,954 38 Lasithi 75,381 13 Ilia 159,300 39 Arta 67,877 14 Fthiotida 158,231 40 Preveza 57,491 15 Chania 156,585 41 Chios 52,674 16 Kozani 150,196 42 Florina 51,414 17 Evros 147,947 43 Kastoria 50,322 18 Corinthos 145,082 44 Thesprotias 43,587 19 Imathias 140,611 45 Zante 40,759 20 Pella 139,680 46 Fokida 40,343 21 Trikala 131,085 47 Kefalonia 35,801 22 Pieria 126,698 48 Samos 32,977 23 Kavala 124,917 49 Grevena 31,757 24 Cyclades 124,109 50 Lefkada 23,693 25 Viotias 117,920 51 Evritania 20,081 26 Karditsa 113,544 52 Limnos 17,262 - Mount Athos Total in Greece 10,861,286 Source: ELSTAT (Census 2011) Observing the evolution of the population as presented in Table 1-2, the total population of the Regional Unit of Corfu since 1981 has increased, with the highest increase being noted in the decades of 1981- 1991. However, during the period 2001- 2011, the population of Corfu fell at a rate far greater than that of the 3 Ionian Islands Region (-6.04% vs. -0.84%), and the country as a whole (-6.04% vs. -1.34%). As a result, since 1981 to 2011, the population of RUC has only increased by 4.92%. Table 1-2 Evolution of Population Total Population Average Annual Rate of Change Regional Unit 1981 1991 2001 2011 1981-1991 1991-2001 2001-2011 8,115 3,489 -6.710 Corfu 99,477 107,592 111,081 104,371 (8,15%) (3,24%) (-6.04%) Ionian Islands 11,083 15,874 -1.753 182,651 193,734 209,608 207,855 Region (6,07%) (8.19%) (-0.84%) 519,483 704,120 -147,734 Greece 9,740,417 10,259,900 10,964,020 10,816,286 (5.33%) (6.86%) (-1.34%) Source: