Environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou will lead a group of 35 students on a tour of the abandoned village of Fasli in the Paphos district on Thursday and Friday as part of a project on town planning in environmentally sensitive areas.
Theodosiou explained that development can refer not only to construction but also to improving people’s well-being, which is now closely linked to climate and biodiversity.
She told the Cyprus News Agency that Frederick University’s architecture and engineering department, along with a group of professors, had asked her to recommend a settlement for students to study.
The students will propose designs focusing on sustainable town planning in environmentally sensitive areas.
She suggested Fasli for the project and will personally guide the tour.
On Thursday, the group will travel to Fasli via Droushia, where they will explore the abandoned settlement, which has only three or four restored houses currently in use.
The former Turkish Cypriot village is not connected to the electricity grid or water supply.
They will also visit Gerakopetres in Ineia, where Theodosiou will inform the students on the traditional architecture of Akamas, its ecological value and the current status quo.
On Friday, the students will learn about the Akamas peninsula’s environmental importance and the local development plans for the area.
