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Planning Board published online map classifying land in Puerto Rico

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com

The Puerto Rico Planning Board just published an online map classifying land in Puerto Rico as part of the Land Use Plan.

 

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Poor urban planning evidenced once again

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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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Architects defend Guanica's Dry Forest Reserve

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The College of Architects and Landscaping Architects of Puerto Rico demanded that the president of the Planification Board, Rubén Flores Marzán, does not allow a proposal to change the protection status of 60 acres within the Guanica Dry Forest Reserve to move forward.

 

 

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