The Dawra Madwarna toolkit provides links to online resources, published literature and well know classics as a means of providing easy access to knowledge and resources relating to urban planning, placemaking, green infrastructure, public space design and more. We would like to make users aware that while the publications and media collated here is considered a useful source of information, the links provided, contain both local and international publications and should always be reviewed and assessed by the relevant professionals prior to application to the Maltese or specific contexts.

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Guidelines on Parking Management

Parking issues are a reality that cannot be ignored but that must be addressed. This document, published by the Local Councils’ Association therefore aims to further understand such parking issues and proposes strategies, in the form of steps, that could lead to potential solutions in the short-, medium- and long-term.

Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design Local Publication

Slow Streets

This publication provides an action plan which aims to make mobility safe, sustainable, healthy and efficient. This is called Slow Streets, a pioneering initiative in Malta and Gozo geared towards giving back streets to the people rather than cars, focusing primarily on residents’ wellbeing.

Public space design Sustainable mobility Urban planning / Design Local Publication

Networks of Green Open Space in Dense Urban Areas

A spatial proposition, by Dawra Madwarna, based on local research, on the need for green open space networks in our dense urban areas. It responds to the situation that recreational areas close to where we live and work are limited. The paper seeks to reimagine our existing urban environment with a focus on urban open spaces.

Green infrastructure Public space design Urban planning / Design Local Publication Research