………………………………….. JESSICA JOINT EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN CITY AREAS ……………………………………………….. ………………………………….. JESSICA EVALUATION STUDY FOR SICILY July 2010 This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ........................... 555 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ........................... 161616 1.1. TTTHEHEHE JJJESSICA INITIATIVE WITHIN THTHEE URBAN POLICIES OF THE 20072007----20132013 PROGRAMMING PERIOD ................................................................................................................................................................................ ................ 161616 1.2. TTTHE JESSICA MECHANISM ............................................................................................................................................................................... ............... 181818 1.3. JJJESSICA IN SSSICILY AND THE OBJECTOBJECTIVESIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 242424 2. ANALYSIS OF THE URURBANBAN SECTOR IN SICILY ............................................................................... ................................ ............... 262626 2.1. QQQUALITY AND EFFICIENCEFFICIENCYY OF THE REGION ’’’S URBAN SYSTEMS ........................................................................262626 2.2. TTTHE IMPACT OF INTEGRAINTEGRATEDTED PLANNING ON THE URBAN SECTOR ............................... 272727 2.2.1. The era of “Programmi complessi” in Sicily ...........................................................29 2.3. IIINNOVATIVE METHOD FOR INVOLVING PRIVATE IINVESTORSNVESTORS .............................................................................. 313131 2.3.1. Project Financing and Concession Contracts .........................................................31 2.3.2. Società di Trasformazione Urbana ........................................................................34 2.3.3. FIPRS Fund ..........................................................................................................36 3. SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEDEVELOPMENTVELOPMENT IN THE OP ERDF 20072007----20132013 FOR TTTHETHE REGIONE SICILIANASICILIANA................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... ............ 373737 3.1. SSSTRUCTURE OF THE OPOPOP ERDFERDF......................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......... 373737 3.2. UUURBAN DEVELOPMENT ::: MULTI ---AXIS APPROACH .......................................................................................................... 404040 3.3. MMMECHANISM FOR THE IMPIMPLEMENTATIONLEMENTATION OF PRIORPRIORITYITY AXIS VIVIVI (((SYNTHESIS ))).................... 444444 4.4.4. PLANNING PROCESSES AANDND URBAN PROJECTS UNUNDERDER WAY IN THE REGIONAL CONTEXT (I(INN THE PERSPECTIVE OF JESSICA) .............................. 474747 4.1. SSSTRATEGIC PLANS AND OOTHERTHER PLANNING INSTRUINSTRUMENTSMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLSUSTAINABLEE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................... 474747 4.2. EEEMERGING PROJECTS AND MAIN THEMATIC AREAS ........................................................................................................ 505050 5. OPERATIONAL MODES FOFORR THE JESSICA HOLDINHOLDINGG FUND IN SICILY ............ 545454 5.1. CCCONSTITUTION OF THE HHOLDINGOLDING FUND ........................................................................................................................ 545454 5.2. TTTHE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONE SICILIANA AND THE EEIBIBIBIB ................... 575757 5.3. AAACTIONS REQUIRED FOR BETTER OPERATIVITY OOFF THE JESSICA MECHANMECHANISMISM IN SICILY ....... 606060 EEECOSFERA S.S.S. PPP.A..A..A. 1 6. THE ARCHITECTURE OF JESSICA IN SICILYSICILY...................................................................................................................................... 666666 6.1. TTTHE ARTICULATION OF UURBANRBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNFUNDSDSDSDS .......................................................................................... 666666 6.1.1. Proposal for the case of Sicily ...............................................................................66 7. PLANNING “JESSICABLE“JESSICABLE”” PROJECTSPROJECTS........................................................................................................................................................ 727272 7.1. TTTHE SELECTION AND CONCONSTRUCTIONSTRUCTION OF JESSICAJESSICABLEBLE PROJEPROJECTSCTS ................................ 7772 7222 7.27.27.2.7.2 ... PPPRELIMINARY ASSESTMENASSESTMENTT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND DEFINITION OF THTHEPROJECTEPROJECT ................ 737373 7.3. SSSTRUCTURING THE OPERAOPERATIONTION ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........ 747474 8. TTTHETHE PILOT PROJECTSPROJECTS................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ................. 777777 8.18.18.1.8.1 ... TTTHE SELECTED PROJECTS ................................................................................................................................................................................ ................ 777777 8.2. SIRACUSA ––– REGENERATION AND REREFUNCTIONALIZATIONFUNCTIONALIZATION OF THE WATERFRONT OF TTTHETHE PPPORTO GGGRANDE ................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................... 787878 8.2.1. Regional context ..................................................................................................78 8.2.2. Range of action ...................................................................................................79 8.2.3. Characteristics of the project ................................................................................80 8.2.4. Functional programme .........................................................................................83 8.3. TRAPANI ––– NNNEW AUDITORIUM E RENORENOVATIONVATION OF PPPALAZZO LLLUCATELLI ....................... 858585 8.3.1. Regional context ..................................................................................................85 8.3.2. Range of action ...................................................................................................85 8.3.3. Characteristics of the project ................................................................................86 8.3.4. Functional Programme .........................................................................................89 8.4. CALTAGIROCALTAGIRONENENENE ––– CONSTRUCTION OF A HHOSPICEOSPICE AND A NEW HOSHOSPITALITPITALITPITALITYY STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................. 898989 8.4.1. Regional context ..................................................................................................89 8.4.2. Range of action ...................................................................................................91 8.4.3. Characteristics of the project ................................................................................92 8.4.4. Functional programme .........................................................................................95 8.5. RAGUSA ––– RENEWAL OF VVVIA VVVELARDO TO ESTABLISH HOSPITALITY STRUCTURSTRUCTURESESESES ,,, CATERING AND HANDCRHANDCRAFTINGAFTING ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................. 969696 8.5.1. The regional context.............................................................................................96 8.5.2. Range of action ...................................................................................................98 8.5.3. Characteristics of the project ..............................................................................100 8.5.4. Functional programme .......................................................................................103 8.6. PALERMO ––– CCCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW URBAN CENTRALITY ––– THE LLLOLLI --- NNNOTARBARTOLO NODE ..............................................................................................................................................................................