A master plan for wadis that establishes principles for the management and preservation of urban nature and rules designed to protect and make the public areas accessible to the general public was presented to the Haifa City Council

plan Father of wadis that establishes principles for the management and preservation of urban nature and rules designed to protect and make the public areas accessible to the general public was presented last night (Sunday 23/6/19) in the city council Haifa.

spoken In the first plan that refers to the existing wadis in the city as one and unique complex, which is a facade Another urban area, which can be developed as an integral part of the city's life and growth, and defines the The "launch line" between the wadis and the residential areas, where it will be possible to develop walking paths and leisure activity centers.

the plan Recommends the use of wadis as activity spaces for the neighborhoods bordering them, while connecting them for social, urban and community centers.

one The challenges the program faces is fire prevention, and this as part of the lessons learned from the great fire that ran rampant in the city in 2016. The plan prepares buffer zones that require thinning of vegetation between The wadis for the residential areas.

the program, which was financed by the "Fund for the Preservation of Open Areas" of the "Israel Lands Authority", is based on an urban nature survey conducted by the "Society for the Protection of Nature in Haifa". The plan outlines Development principles for wadis and a basic outline for creating agreements between the various authorities for continuation Planning and guiding all planning, management and maintenance factors related to the city and its immediate surroundings.

The program, which is led by the director of engineering at the Haifa municipality through the "Miller Blum" architectural office, was accompanied by a multidisciplinary team of landscape planners, urban planners and experts in ecology, hydrology and archaeology. The plan was formulated after an in-depth public participation procedure with the "Nature Protection Society", the residents of the houses near the wadis, as well as experts in the field of ecology.

Mayor, Dr. Einat Kalish Rotem: "In the Haifa wadis, there are rare natural and landscape values, which include a rich abundance of flora, fauna and archaeological sites. The master plan is designed to preserve all of these, to assist us in their proper restoration and to make this wonderful Haifa property the property of all the residents."