Landscapes of Change
Dioni, Aetolia & Acarnania, GR
Athina Xenouli
Acheloos’ deltaic environment constitutes a mosaic of ecotones where activities and uses, sometimes conflicting to each other or to the vulnerable ecosystem, appear.
The proposed strategy prescribes the demolition of illegal structures and subsequently the gradual restoration of the coastal zone. Existing -partly- conflicting activities (fishing, livestock grazing, water sports) are re-organised through the creation of three epicentres and interconnected through a newly defined network. Access to each epicentre is achieved by means that safeguard the ground's bearing capacity. Furthermore, the strategy introduces two new flows of connection: the fish and poultry / wool production line from Dioni to Katochi village and the eco-tourism line, in the opposite direction. A new socio-economic and tourism model is thus created, while Katochi is converted into an inland port along the course of Acheloos river.
The proposed, lightweight, elevated, timber structures reflect the traditional ‘pelada’ construction principles assuring that in the new locus the ‘minimum’ is achieved.
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