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Greener town planning
ALL new urbanisations built in Palma from now on will have to be energetically selfsufficient and include rainwater reuse systems.
The city’s new general town plan (PGOU) incorporates a series of measures to adapt and help combat effects of climate change.
In addition to the points affecting urbanisations, the PGOU also targets mobility with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The ‘15minute city’ plan features a series of measures to ensure that residents and visitors can get to all the local green areas, ser vices and facilities without having to travel long distances by motorised transport. raised over €9,000 that will go a long way in helping cancer patients on the island.
Among them is the creation of 2.2 million square metres of green areas around the city, establishing a network of more than five million square metres of public spaces and doubling the current number of square metres of green areas per inhabitant from five to 10.
The PGOU also foresees a 30 per cent increase in new municipal facilities to ensure that residents in all areas of the city can reach them without having to drive.
So now we are ready to start planning next year’s challenge!
July opening
JULY 1 has been set as the date for the inauguration of Manacor tennis ace Rafael Nadal’s spectacular new hotel in Palmanova.
Hotel ZEL Mallorca, jointly owned by Nadal and Melia Hotels International, is located on the site previously occupied by Innside Cala Blanca and will offer guests a typical Mediterranean experience.
It is the first in a global expansion project by Nadal and Melia, with ZEL hotels set to open in various other parts of the world.
Among the many exclusive facilities on offer will be Beso Beach, a chiringuito beach bar chain that first opened in Formentera.
