"DOES THE URBAN PLANNING IDEOLOGY?"
(For an urban planning where people come first)
"A friend Urbanism could be left or right depending on the direction to be given to planning the future for years told me. We could see and as the center of the town of Totana and some neighborhoods deteriorated and They enquistaban the old problems of lack of space in what is supposed to be city to live people and not only inside the house.
Today, years later, the center and some districts continue to decline, boosted by the crisis, the model that persists and brick crisis since the outbreak of the housing bubble.
I understand, as always, two antagonistic planning models are compared.
The model premium to people who have to inhabit the homes and the model put forward the economic interests of the owners in a society where the property is not an absolute term and other issues, it must be subordinated to the public interest .
Something that seems revolutionary, which reflects the Spanish Constitution in Article 128.
At this point and this time, I gather four divergent problems that affect the land-use planning:
Urbanísticos Conventions.
A pernicious model by which private and speculative interests which was decided Totana development based money to buy political wills and enter millions who have only served to ruin the couple Finance of the City of Totana.
Today, "disgraced" fortunately, with several canceled by the Environmental Impact Statement or court rulings that cost us very expensive.
Those who remain, approved the General Plan in Murcia, fall with little cost or even saving people, given the conditions in these contracts.
Agricultural Zone Guadalentín Valley.
Some land, from the highway to Rio Guadalentin that protects the current Plan are areas for agricultural cultivation and fulfill an essential role in our economic development and employment in a sector that holds the crisis, maintains and creates jobs.
Allow to build indiscriminately in the Protected Agricultural Zone could endanger the water supply of Diversion and create many more problems of urban services to homes in a necessary space Agriculture.
Environment Espuña.
Our natural space par excellence and lung of the Region of Murcia, should have strived to be no Regional National Park.
Being National Park brings a profit for owners who have never come to explain.
at present, the priority is the protection of our natural space and eliminated the DIA and planning agreements signed at the time of speculation and predation.
Indiscriminately build housing in the area, you can severely damage this unique space that we must preserve for generations to come letra's us.
Heights in the town.
Model Alturas is a failed model in the old quarters and some quarters given the looming shortage of public spaces (facilities, green spaces. Vials suitable ...).
The abandonment of homes is palpable and does not need many arguments to show the evidence.
Raise heights, in addition to deteriorate and increase the difficulties of the old town of Totana, it puts forward the difference between a "human URBANISMO" in which people live and inhabit homes have quality of life (in your home and space which also makes life: the street outside) and a "URBAN PLANNING BASED ECONOMIC INTERESTS" that favors private profits over the welfare of the majority.
I bet for that HUMAN URBANISMO that conserve and protect natural areas such as Sierra Espuña, Cabezuelas or Saladares Guadalentín.
Areas to Protect Economic Interest, Agriculture and Livestock to ensure Endowment water transfer, avoid future problems and enhance the primary sector of our economy are agriculture and livestock.
It's very simple.
In addition to other advantages obtained by a equipped with a General Plan that responds to the interests of most people.
The current General Plan (Pending approval or not by the Ministry of Public Works) is not perfect by any means.
But advances and can be modified to improve it. "
Juan Jose Canovas, the mayor of Totana (www.facebook.com/jjcanovas)
