Defence Systems on the
Mediterranean Coast

The building military heritage in Cartagena, Spain and the rest of the partner cities are suffering a decline due to the downsizing of the presence at these former military sites. The aim of the project is to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Consortium (MEDANET) composed by public and private organizations to define and develop the Euro-Mediterranean defensive cultural heritage existing on the coast.

• During the implementation of the project, there would be a series of activities: the creation of the MEDANET Consortium, training courses for professionals on heritage conservation, restoration, digitalization and management; an international exchange of students, the restoration and development of fortresses and their integration within the area they are located, a web page for Medanet Consortium (www.medanet.info), a data base providing tourist itineraries with the fortresses that belong to the countries that participate in this innitiative and the creation of a cd-rom containing a map with the defence systems and historical backgrounds of the partner cities, in which the history of the fortresses and virtual reconstructions of some of them throgh computer graphics will be provided.

The actions are aimed at the following target group: restoration, conservation and management professionals, young people, local and regional local authorities related to the heritage management and conservation, women associations, universities, associations related to heritage defense and tourist operators.

CO-COORDINATOR - PROMOTER

Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo
C/ Carlos V, 1-1°, Derecha, 30205 Cartagena, Murcia, SPAIN
Nuria Prior

PARTNER

CULTNAT - The National Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Smart Village, Cairo-Alexandria Road Km. 28, Giza, EGYPT
Fathi Saleh Chairman
Mohamed Farouk

University of the Aegean.
Social and Cultural Digital Documentation Laboratory
2 Sarantaporou str., P.C. 81100, Mytilini, GREECE
Sotirios Chtouris
Christofidis Sevastos

Instituto de Desenvolvimento Social
Praça Francisco Sá Carneiro 3 C, 1000-159 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Arménio José Candeias Pereira

DG for Culture of the Murcia Autonomous Community
C/ Calderón de la Barca, 14, 2°, 30001 Murcia, SPAIN
Ángel Iniesta Sanmartín

COACE - Colegio Oficial Arquitectos Ceuta
C/ Real, 17-19, 1°B, 51001 Ceuta, SPAIN
José Luis Pérez Marín

Ministry of Culture Syrian Arab Republic
Rawda Street, SYRIA
Abdal-Razzaq Moaz

Ministère Algérien de la Comunication et de la Culture.
Direction du Patrimonio culturel
Palais de la Culture, Plateau des Annassers, Kouba, Alger, ALGERIA
Betrouni Mourad