We need to start experiencing the joy of being both embedded in community and connected to the natural world.

Helena Norberg-Hodge


Economic prosperity must go hand in hand with social cohesion and ecological sustainability

Mikhail Gorbachev






Saturday, March 5, 2011

Hermanus urban renewal and aethetics - dont leave it in this municipalities hands!












URBAN RENEWAL
There is a place in Hermanus for indigenous Cape forest and coastal trees, like the Cape Ash, Rooi Els, Stinkhout, Waterpeer or Melkhout to grace Hermanus's inner streets (where conducive mico climatic conditions occure) Trees, generally fed by runoff rain water, will bring, a sense of history, peace and tranquility, to a town that is rapidly turning into a congested 'hoarding infested' nightmare. With examples like the new Checkers and the Quarters Hotel building developments, we may well be advised to ask . . . what plans are being plotted for the remains of the once quaint historic coastal village of Hermanus?
What type of culture do we wish to preserve and protect?




This type of culture?



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