The following is the manifesto of the movement to stop use of the land, born between the provinces of Asti and Cuneo, on the initiative of Alexander Mortarino, and Little Gino Domenico Finiguerra. Also public the video "built houses" made by me and Fabio Valle.
opinion movement to defend the right to territory not cemented
Manifesto national
The use of the land over the past decade has become a major problem and a devastating extent. Over the past twenty years, our country has ridden a wide urbanization, rapid and violent. The land for private housing, the small business areas, commercial and industrial related junctions and roundabouts have multiplied and have towed a major new infrastructure projects (highways, ring roads, high speed, etc.)..
Only in the last 15 years some three million acres, once a farm, have been paved and / or cemented. This land use often became pure waste, with tens of thousands of empty warehouses and vacant houses: soil removed from agriculture, land has ceased to have real wealth. His cementing the planet warms , pone problemi crescenti al rifornimento delle falde idriche e non reca più alcun beneficio, né sull’occupazione né sulla qualità della vita dei cittadini.
Questa crescita senza limiti considera il territorio una risorsa inesauribile, la sua tutela e salvaguardia risultano subordinate ad interessi finanziari sovente speculativi: un circolo vizioso che, se non interrotto, continuerà a portare al collasso intere zone e regioni urbane. Un meccanismo deleterio che permette la svendita di un patrimonio collettivo ed esauribile come il suolo , per finanziare i servizi pubblici ai cittadini (monetizzazione del territorio).
Tutto ciò porta da una parte allo svuotamento di molti centri storici e dall’altra all’aumento di nuovi residenti in nuovi spazi e nuove attività, che significano a loro volta nuove domande di servizi e così via all’infinito, con effetti alla lunga devastanti. Dando vita a quella che si può definire la “città continua”. Dove esistevano paesi, comuni, identità municipali, oggi troviamo immense periferie urbane, quartieri dormitorio e senza anima : una “conurbazione” ormai completa per molte aree del paese.
Ma i legislatori e gli amministratori possono fare scelte diverse, seguire strade alternative? Sì!
Quelle che risiedono in una politica urbanistica ispirata al principio del risparmio soil and the so-called "zero growth" , those that lead to direct the building industry on the reconstruction and renovation of existing buildings energy.
The movement of opinion for the STOP THE CONSUMPTION OF LAND signatories and identifies six main reasons in support of this national campaign to gather signatures.
STOP: WHY?
1. Why does not yet cemented soil is no longer used as "currency" for municipal budgets.
2. Why is a change in strategy planning policy: the current trend in less than 50 years most of remaining natural areas of the country will be completely urbanized and conurbations.
3. Why do I need to restore a proper balance between man and his environment both in terms of sustainability (ecological footprint) from the point of view of landscape.
4. Because the soil of a community is an irreplaceable resource for soil and plants grown capture carbon dioxide, for water drainage, which makes for coolness in summer, crops, etc..
5. For a sense of responsibility towards future generations.
6. To provide citizens, legislators and administrators to work together on a track and make it clear present an alternative model of society.