LOCAL AGENDA 21 – LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ...

45GIURGIU- Regulate land use and management incompliance with provisions set in theLandscaping Master Plan;- Analysis of technical capacities for projectexecution;- Evaluation of efficient utilisation of humanand financial resources;- Evaluation of financial viability with aprogramme or project function of estimatedrevenues;- Identification of community needs andpriorities and then correlating them with thecommunity agenda with new programmesand projects;- Evaluation of the needs of the sociallydisadvantaged groups and the municipalcapacity to secure affordable housing, jobsand basic public services;- Environmental protection;- Carry out programmes and projects inpartnership with the private sector or offerincentives for the private sector to take overinvestments expenses, provided that theprogramme or project will turn profitable;- Disseminate information that pertains to aspecific investment (local topography,statistics on local and regional economy,regulations for urban development, andnational and regional landscaping plans).Principles for rehabilitating or ensuringsustainable human settlements to comply with theLandscaping Master Plan, according to the HabitatAgenda, Istanbul, 1996:- Integrated land zoning, so that everyresidential district will consist of housing(individually-owned houses or apartmentbuildings of specific architectural systems);buildings used for commercial purposes;parking lots; school buildings andinfrastructure for public utilities;- Residential areas will comprise of a diversityof buildings;- Buildings that are part of the nationalheritage will undergo (indoor and outdoor)refurbishing works without altering initialarchitectural design. Buildings with historicalvalue will not be transformed or demolishedby any means.- Residential zones will include amultifunctional central area, to combinecommercial, civic, cultural, and leisureactivities;- Residential zones will include open commonspaces such as squares, green areas andparks;- These open common spaces will have afunctional design so as to encourageoutdoor group activities and communitycohesion;- Pedestrian walks and bicycle tracks will belaid out in residential districts except for theold city centre;- Natural lands—forests, flora and stillwaters—will be preserved and possiblyintegrated in planned parks;- Communities will have to comply withresource conservation and waste reductionregulations;- Communities will use water suppliesrationally;- Landscaping plans (i.e. orientation of streetsystem and placement of buildings) willpromote energy efficiency.II.4. LEGISLATIONInternational acts and documents:- Local Agenda 21, 1992- The Fifth European CommunityEnvironmental Action Programme –“Towards Sustainability” - a comprehensiveapproach of the EU activities concerningurban issues, comparative urban data andindicators, and the implementation ofinitiatives pertaining to Local Agenda 21- Aalborg Charter (Charter of European Citiesand Towns Towards Sustainability),approved by the participants at theEuropean Conference for cities and