The document discusses the historical Mediterranean compact city model as a smart, sustainable, and contemporary urban planning approach. It emphasizes exploiting the heritage and architectural value of historic buildings and public spaces to develop the urban landscape in a way that engages local residents. Cities are encouraged to build on their past traditions and cultural heritage to help shape their future by establishing a forward-looking vision that highlights each city's unique attractiveness and supports broader urban transition and regeneration.

1. The Historical Mediterranean Compact City Model:
Smart, Sustainable and Contemporary
Emilio D'Alessio

3. ANCONA

5. Giacomo Fontana 1569
prima rappresentazione cartografica della città

8. Make sure that the heritage and
architectural value of historic
buildings and public spaces is
exploited together with the
developmemnt and improvement of
the urban scene, landscape and
place, and where local residents
identify themselves with the urban
environment.

9. Cities have to build
on their own past
to prepare the future.
Some cities build on their specific
traditions of production, on their
architectural or cultural heritage as
well as on their local or regional
knowledge base.
The specific attractiveness of a
given city has to be seen in the
context of a forward-looking scenario
as an element of broader urban
transition.

10. REGENERATION

11. URBAN TRANSITION

25. REGENERATION

26. URBAN TRANSITION