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Law No. 2508 On Sustainable Urban Planning.

Pays/Territoire
Grèce
Type du document
Législation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén., Terre et sols
Mot clé
Terrains urbains Planification territoriale Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Remise en état des sols Patrimoine culturel Protection de l'habitat Risques Monitorage
Aire géographique
Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force after its official publication.
Résumé

The purpose of this Law is to define guidelines, procedure and forms of urban planning in order to ensure sustainable living conditions of residents, improvement of environment, and in particular, rehabilitation of degraded land, promotion of ecological sustainability through provision of amenities, planting of town gardens and conservation of the objects of cultural heritage. Urban planning shall envisage performance of geological, seismological, hydrological and soil studies with a view of protection of urban residential areas against man-made (technological) and natural disasters. General regulatory urban development plan shall envisage environmental provisions, with the consideration of the character of urban complex, size of the population, economic trends and social development of residential area, aimed at the achievement of ecological harmony. In residential areas with total population over 20 thousand inhabitants a separate legal entity under public law established by decision of prefectural council shall be authorized to monitor the implementation of the general regulatory urban development plan. If, within residential areas subject to urban development there are sites prohibited for the use for residential purposes, such as forested areas, archaeological sites, natural habitats etc., the aforesaid areas shall not be included in general regulatory urban development plans.

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