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A Vision of Hope
2025
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April 2024
Gaza: A Vision of Hope, Final Report
This is the final report by the Anthedon Initiative outlining a long-term, post-war recovery and reintegration strategy for Gaza. It combines historical context and future scenarios for Palestine and Israel with proposals for reconstruction, regional connectivity, environmental sustainability, governance, health, and economic revival, positioning Gaza as a historic Mediterranean gateway and future metropolitan hub within a sovereign Palestinian state.
October 2024
Gaza: A vision of Hope, Interim Report
This is the interim report by the Anthedon Initiative. It outlines a vision for Gaza’s post-war recovery: immediate humanitarian and infrastructure needs, options for reconstruction scenarios, sustainable energy, water and transport systems, environmental restoration, heritage-led urban recovery, and the idea of Gaza as part of a future transboundary metropolis integrated with Egypt, Israel, the West Bank and the wider region.
Acknowledgements
Anthedon is the collective work of a team from the HERITOPOLIS Consortium, together with other experts addressing specific issues relevant to the Initiative and in consultation with key local professionals.HERITOPOLIS - Heritage and the Metropolis - is an open-ended research network established in 2021 to explore how metropolises are being (re-)shaped by heritage and how they are redefining its meaning. HERITOPOLIS addresses these challenges linking research and practice through the UN-Habitat UNI – University Network Initiative – MetroHUB partnership and within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.The HERITOPOLIS Society is registered in Korea as an NGO #603-82-78661 and a member of the Korean Research Foundation, www.kci.go.kr #8B4813 www.heritopolis.org
The grant for the launching stage of the Anthedon Initiative was made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Fidelity Charitable.
Disclaimer
The Anthedon Initiative does not necessarily reflect the views of UNHABITAT and the MetroHUB
Anthedon is the collective work of a team from the HERITOPOLIS Consortium, together with other experts addressing specific issues relevant to the Initiative and in consultation with key local professionals.HERITOPOLIS - Heritage and the Metropolis - is an open-ended research network established in 2021 to explore how metropolises are being (re-)shaped by heritage and how they are redefining its meaning. HERITOPOLIS addresses these challenges linking research and practice through the UN-Habitat UNI – University Network Initiative – MetroHUB partnership and within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.The HERITOPOLIS Society is registered in Korea as an NGO #603-82-78661 and a member of the Korean Research Foundation, www.kci.go.kr #8B4813 www.heritopolis.org
The grant for the launching stage of the Anthedon Initiative was made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Fidelity Charitable.
Disclaimer
The Anthedon Initiative does not necessarily reflect the views of UNHABITAT and the MetroHUB