Urban development in Cospicua after the second world war

Abstract

The original idea for this document is to offer a practical guide towards different views in plan making. This is given in context of policy formulation for rebuilding the baroque spirit of Cospicua after the Second World War. In reality, what has happened exactly inside the main Dockyard of Cospicua, I have to come to full circle again for the general arguments and government policies protecting its urban development. The effect of the war damage and the quality of the building left available do not encourage a specific guidance towards policies. The re-engineering of this maritime dockyard inside the main square needs to identify the main reasons for the residents' movement and its effects. This change is the main agenda since it carries out a mixed use development within this residential renewal of Cospicua. Cospicua was, originally, a rich city depicting the whole Maltese society. After the Second World War it followed a steep decline in population. Now it is facing an urban problem both socially and architecturally. Its architectural urban layout suffered much during the war and this change was dramatic. So the town planner needs a reasonable understanding of how to recall this richness both visible and hidden. Cospicua needs to overcome this effect and survive.