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1.3.2 SOCIAL SURVEY In order to profile stakeholder problems and needs for the production of an appropriate in- tervention strategy, structured interviews with the following governmental and non-govern- mental stakeholders: 20 passersby, 10 street vendors, 26 shop owners and/or keepers, and three mall managers. Each interview took on average between half an hour to forty-five minutes be completed. Additional interviews were also conducted targeting specific topics concerning economic and social aspects. Seven interviews were conducted with MSMEs repre- senting various businesses in AAA. Due to the qualitative nature of the assessment the survey was not performed on a representative sample of AAA stakeholders. It is important to note that not all respondents answered all proposed questions in the questionnaire for individual reasons. Finally, two semi structured meetings with City Authority members were conducted in order to outline current situations and future strategies in which interventions were made and pro- posed intervention strategies agreed on. 7 | Background 1.3.3 INTERVIEWS WITH GOV- ERNMENTAL AND NON–GOVERN- MENTAL STAKEHOLDERS The purpose of this step is the identification of current and future physical intervention and upgrading plans by different governmental and non-governmental organizations within the study area. This step helps incorporate the pro- posed physical interventions within existing or future intervention plans either by the govern- ment or any other entity in the selected sites in order to avoid potential conflicts. It also helps engaging local officials in the decision-mak- ing process, benefiting from existing resourc- es, building synergies with existing partners. Therefore, interviews were conducted with the project’s governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to fully understand the scope of the project, in order to establish a common un- derstanding of the project framework.