City of Piraeus

163688
Total inhabitants
15066
Demo-area inhabitants
11
City area
117039
Demo-area surface

MEET THE CITY

Piraeus, Greece

Piraeus is a port city within the Athens urban area in the Attica region of Greece. The port of Piraeus is the chief port in Greece, and among five biggest passanger port in Europe, serving about 20 million passengers annually. Piraeus is among the busiest ten ports in Europe in terms of container traffic, and is the busiest container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece, and includes the country's second-oldest business school, as well as the oldest academic department dedicated to the study of finance.

  • Has approx.135,861m2 of green area
  • Unemployment rate 19,62%
  • Households with children: 88%

GREET THE CITY

The major environmental challenges are lack of open green spaces (approx. 0.83 m2 /person) and parks, the high-density buildings, as well as narrow streets with small pedestrian free space (warmed-up by air conditioners’ hot air exhaust), high level of air pollution (due to the ships emissions). There is not enough shading for protection of pedestrians against direct solar radiation and other UHI effects in summer, which, as deterrent, severely reduces the number of visitors to the site in summer, thus WB of the local population. Marine aquatic environment close to the water promenade is “in the need of improvement” for both aesthetic and environmental conditions. The riverine inland area (Akti Dilaveri), although directly connected to the promenade, is underdeveloped with poor quality water. The social cohesion has been affected from high unemployment rate, increased economically non-active population, lack of business opportunities.

Demo area location

Piraeus pocket park
Demo locations in broader city context

NBS Solutions

UHI impact reduction

Innovative technology with eco-friendly MF canopies with climbing vegetation and VF.

Air Pollution

Introduction of MF and acceptable types of Mediterranean types of pollution mitigating vegetation in open green spaces

NBS Corridors

Evaporation cooled corridors, accesses and pathways.

Other NBS

Creating accessible MF roof gardens in Relleion Complex Pilot School

Creating accessible Vertical Farming and a mini-Biotope node on the school walls.

Pocket Parks

Pocket Park in Akti Dilaveri will be placed near the canal connecting the coastal underwater environment with terrestrial NBS.

NBS Education Facility

Creation of NBS public places conducive to pupils, citizens, small business, and visitors

The edu-eco center in the Ralleion Complex Pilot School will include small-scale gray water treatment so it can be used for supporting local greenery and vertical urban farming, water recycling, etc.

UHI impact reduction
Air pollution
NBS Corridors
Other NBS
Pocket Parks
NBS Education Facility

Piraeus was a complete town as early as the 6th century BC, owing largely to the brains of noted statesmen Themistocles and Pericles. They built the so-called defensive Long Walls, protecting the road to Athens and securing the port. Of note, early Piraeus was then referred to as Greece's Emporion.

Hippodamus, son of Euryphon, a native of Miletus, invented the art of planning and laid out the street plan of Piraeus“ Aristotle.

An element of uniqueness of the Piraeus is Rebetiko song, which has recently been included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage monuments. The history of rebetiko in Piraeus, dates back to 1920, where slowly grew in number and helped to create a vibrant popular culture. Also World-famous musician George Dalaras is Piraeus-born.

The Municipal Theater is a landmark of the city of Piraeus. It was founded in 1884 and it started operating in 1895. It is considered the most important neoclassical building in the city and one of the most important theaters of the country. The establishment of the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus expressed the vision of the emerging bourgeoisie and the intellectuals of that time to designate the city as a cultural international centre.

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