1. GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
BAGHERIA AND
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
NETWET 3
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05 Jesse Marsh
Municipality of Bagheria
Bagheria
And
jesse@atelier.it
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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2. Location
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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3. Bagheria and Cultures of Water
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES 3. FISHING
VILLAGE
2. COAST
1. VILLA
4. RIVERBED GARDENS
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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4. 1. Villa Gardens
• Bagheria is formed around Baroque
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
Villas of Palermo’s aristocracy
TERRITORIES
• Now main tourism attraction
• Villa gardens exhalted agricultural
function of citrus fruit cultivations
• Gardens and cultivation methods draw
on Arab traditions of water
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
management
• Water words: saia, gebbia, abbeverare
Bagheria vs ammargiare, zappa d’acqua
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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5. 1. Villa Gardens
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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6. Bagheria and Cultures of Water
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES 3. FISHING
VILLAGE
2. COAST
1. VILLA
4. RIVERBED GARDENS
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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7. 2. Coast
• Rocky promontories of limestone
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
formation
TERRITORIES
• Summer homes, swimming, boating
and diving
• Monte Catalfano and Capo Zafferano
area designated as Site of Community
Importance (SCI)
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA • Water words: marusu, mare
PP05
assciroccato, no words in Sicilian for
Bagheria
humans and/in water
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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8. 2. Coast
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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9. Bagheria and Cultures of Water
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES 3. FISHING
VILLAGE
2. COAST
1. VILLA
4. RIVERBED GARDENS
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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10. 3. Fishing Village
• Village of Aspra: section of the
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
Municipality of Bagheria
TERRITORIES
• Small boat net fishing of shrimp,
squid, etc.; second homes on beach
fronts
• Drainage and sewage treatment of
Bagheria’s water
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA • Water words: rizza, lampara, trizzare,
PP05
lancitiedda
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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11. 3. Fishing Village
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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12. Bagheria and Cultures of Water
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES 3. FISHING
VILLAGE
2. COAST
1. VILLA
4. RIVERBED GARDENS
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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13. 4. Riverbed
• Fiume Eleuterio: named after
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
“Eleutheros” in Phoenicia?
TERRITORIES
• Varied landscapes: mountains,
archaeological sites, gorges, reedbeds
• Ancient Makella (8th Cent BC); until
4th Cent BC navigable up to Marineo;
15th Cent acqueduct built for cane
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
sugar cultivation now inaccessible
PP05
• Municipalities of Marineo, Bolognetta,
Bagheria
Milismeri, Villabate, Ficarazzi
And
NetWet 3 • Water words: sicco, cannita
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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14. 4. Riverbed
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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15. 4. Riverbed
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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16. Cultures of Water and NetWet 3
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES 3. FISHING
VILLAGE
2. COAST
1. VILLA
4. RIVERBED GARDENS
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA
PP05
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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17. Issues for NetWet 3
• Cultures of water and water words
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
• Wastewater management and human
activity (fishing, swimming, etc.)
• Arab sustainable water management
• Archaeological water landscapes
• Riverbed as connecting element of
history and uses
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA • Policy integration of water-related
actors and actions
PP05
Bagheria
• Participatory and concerted planning
And
NetWet 3
(innovative governance models)
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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18. Actions for NetWet3
• Census of water cultures, actors, roles
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
and initiatives
TERRITORIES
• Participatory scenario modelling
(ESAW methodology)
• Shared policy strategies for:
Water monitoring
Water management
Water valorisation
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA • Inter-sectoral water contract for
urban-rural context
PP05
Bagheria
• Inter-communal contract for riverbed
And
NetWet 3
landscape itinerary
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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19. Thank you!
GOVERNANCE AND
LANDSCAPE POLICIES
IN THE WATER
TERRITORIES
Municipality of Bagheria
Partner n.5 in the NetWet Project
Legal Representative:
Biagio Sciortino
Mayor
sindaco@comune.bagheria.pa.it
Project Manager:
MUNICIPALITY OF
BAGHERIA Francesca Lo Bue
PP05
Responsabile del Servizio Cooperazione Internazionale
e Promozione Turistica
f.lobue@comune.bagheria.pa.it
Bagheria
And
NetWet 3
Transnational Working Meeting Lefkada Island, 11 December 2006
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