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The www.vivirlosparques.es portal provides historical information as well as flora and attractions of this green area, in order to promote environmental education, its use as a tourist attraction and a greater awareness by Lorca.
June 3, 2014 Councilman Parks and Gardens City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, and the deputy director of 'living the parks' Tatiana Restrepo, on behalf of the Spanish Association of Parks and Public Gardens have signed a partnership agreement to leverage options offered by the Information Technology and Communication and subservient to the parks and gardens and citizens.
Specifically, this new cooperation focuses on the flagship malls Lorca, a prominent green area which will be open from virtually everyone through the portal www.vivirlosparques.es.
"This is a new interactive way to zoom in and enjoy the natural and cultural heritage doing a thorough job of gathering and sorting of information to display in a fun and dynamic. Indeed, we are sure that many people are surprised and Lorca find another way to walk and appreciate the park's malls across the virtual ride with the same wealth of information ... and that is not the same happen to walk, "said the councilman.
This initiative responds to the need to raise awareness of the great value of parks and gardens taking advantage of timelessness and pervasiveness of the Internet, invites you to discover parks it is very difficult to be visited if you do not know exists, while allowing with its usual to enjoy a greater awareness of visitors and riches offered by the park to look with renewed, wiser and aware of their historical, social, heritage, cultural and natural value of the park eyes.
The website is a tool vivirlosparques knowledge of the parks as a tool for environmental education, much can be learned about flora and culture.
The malls Lorca formed by intersecting walks albero with gardening and rows of tall trees on either side, are the quintessential green space in the city.
They are a place of refuge, especially during the summer when the tops of the trees create a tunnel of shade and greenery.
In addition, this green area can be considered as the gateway to lorquina orchard and essential element in improving the urban environment, while contributing to the fight against air pollution by regulating the temperature and humidity, and reducing the noise.
Designed for leisure, recreation and leisurely walk instead of people, malls have always enjoyed high esteem among neighbors.
It is an ideal place for sport, away from pollution and the risk of cars, and also to enjoy traditional cuisine at the kiosks, snack bars and restaurants that are here.
Vegetation, especially trees, provides the coveted shadow in these latitudes, and includes species such as cottonwood, elm, plane trees and various other examples, along with roses, celindos, lilacs, etc..
Its existence dates back to the seventeenth century possibly, and since the English Joseph Townsend in his book "Travels in Spain in the time of Charles III (1786-1787)" refers to Lorca saying "(...) I was thrilled to the public walks, resemble those of Oxford, but have larger and more beautiful plane because they contain wheat fields are well irrigated. locals gather there every evening for exercise and enjoyment of society (... ) ".
Municipal Ordinances collected 1,900 walks and aspects of public gardens, which chap.II devote a total of 14 items affecting the conservation and care of the Malls: Prohibition cut flowers, branches, climbing trees , hurt them or cause them bruises with sharp instruments, washing vegetables, clothes, vases, converted into picnic either site Malls passage.
The platform is a call of attention to environmental respect.
Alongside this, and thanks to the technical team is behind the vivirlosparques platform, is also a meeting point in the Community Park for professionals and a reference to expand knowledge, exchange experiences and promote cooperation to help improve our parks and gardens.
All that interest them parks can join for free to this community.
For the city of Lorca "is a priority for the welfare parks that provide the population. Aims to promote coexistence and to minimize vandalism demonstrating little sensitivity to nature and the goods are of all citizens. The platform provides an opportunity for further parks Lorca is known nationally and internationally. Conservation and protection of the urban environment in general and the Green Heritage particular city, informing and enabling communication channels on procedures to correct and encourage respectful attitudes to the environment. "
The Spanish Association of Parks and Public Gardens is a nonprofit entity whose activities are directed towards the goal of promoting a better understanding, professionalism and most benefit to society of the various aspects and problems of Parks and Gardens.
And it is this association that promotes vivirlosparques platform for creating community gardens and parks with support from the Ministry of Industry through the Avanza Plan and technological development platform partner: Tecnigral.
The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and the Spanish Network of Smart Cities have signed cooperation agreements vivirlosparques support platform with the Spanish Association of Parks and Public Gardens.
"The presence of this garden in the network has been possible thanks to the collaboration of Rain Bird is committed to the development and proper use of water, so central to the state of the gardens and a commitment to the city of Lorca for recovery and dissemination of its green heritage, environmental education and technical advance in the care of parks and gardens, "said the mayor.
The cooperation of the City of Lorca and this association results in the active participation in the Internet platform "vivirlosparques";
a reference portal parks and gardens which represents a new opportunity on the way to meet, promote, protect, understand and enjoy the green heritage and a powerful tool that will help optimize the management of urban green spaces in all its dimensions .
Hosting representative vivirlosparques parks in Lorca is an important and modern commitment to promoting green heritage at local, national and international levels;
and a real commitment to communication with the public in favor of the protection of our urban Verde Heritage.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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