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Call to reconsider Construction Council's plan for the northern Karst

Submitted on 2 October 2013 - 3:17am

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The conservation organization Citizens of the Karst (CDK) invited the Construction Council to reconsider their position and join the majority of Puerto Rican society in their efforst of protecting the northern Karst. 

 

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Poor urban planning evidenced once again

Submitted on 27 August 2013 - 2:39pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León /galvarado@elnuevodia.com

The recent landslide in Villa España, Bayamón, evidences, once again the unsustainable and poor urban planning policies in Puerto Rico. Experts agree that the geological risks of an area are often ignored to give way to construction.

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