WORKSHOP GOAL

The northeastern part of the old town of Izola in Slovenia, which contains areas protected as natural and cultural heritage, is experiencing significant capital pressure. This location had

what were probably the first thermal baths in Slovenian territory, as well as fish canneries established in the nineteenth century. Today the main characteristics of the area are fenced-in industrial activities (also the seaside promenade between Koper and Izola is cut off by industrial area) and a lack of green programs and systems. The degraded urban area, which was partly filled in and where a shipyard was built in the 1970s, is still used exclusively by the shipbuilding and fish-processing industries. The Jadranka campground, located on a narrow strip between the sea and the entrance road into Izola, is intended for tourist activities. Slovenian and foreign investors are seeking permission to build three islands in Viližan Bay and start the construction of large-scale tourist resorts. If the investors can realize these plans, this would completely change the image of Izola and turn it into the largest seaside tourist resort in Slovenia (Šuligoj, 2009).