Respect for the landscape means including the environment in
the New Town's development strategy. And respect for the environment
means taking a whole set of decisions.
First and foremost come anti-pollution regulations, especially
in terms of air and soil.
Measures such as a carefully planned sewer network and protection
of drinking water catchment zones reduce the likelihood of
accidental pollution of the water table. Natural hazards are
countered by using the ponds as rainfall buffers and by channelling
rainwater prior to run-off.
The Isle d'Abeau Landscape Plan
The Landscape Plan is a comprehensive territorial development
project combining economic, social and environmental goals.
It is based on the following eight recommendations:
- Designing every project in terms of at least three scales
of landscape perception: the "hands-on" scale of
the immediate landscape, an intermediate scale and a distant
scale.
- Taking account of, and as far as possible maintaining the
existing surface structuring of the landscape: hedgerows,
strips of woodland, copses, plot orientation, walls and so
on.
- Devoting particular attention to public spaces and the road
system
- Devoting maximum attention to built areas and non-built
areas.
- Drawing up and implementing a comprehensive landscape strategy
for the town's through routes and access points to the valley.
- Improving project preparation and assessment methods.
- Increase all-round stakeholder awareness, educate, communicate
and generate a sense of responsibility.
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