Linear Park "The Kisst"

Linear Park“La Kisst”

Creating connections between Nature and urban areas: mobility and social participation

Justification and

Opportunities

Urban Mobility

Bird watching

Objectives

Quality of Life

According to recommendations of the World Health Organization, the cities should have as a minimum, between 10 and 15 squared meters per inhabitant, equally distributed in relation to the population density

squared meters of green

and recreational spaces

=

Green spaces

per inhabitant

number of inhabitants

1,716,000 M2 *

=

2014 =

8.4 M2 per inhabitant

203, 387 inhabitants °

 40% to 70% of the water resources provided to the urban population of the municipality of SCLC originates from the Kisst spring

° Projection of the National Advisory Board.

*Urban Development of

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas; 2006-2020

Why it is important

for us to use this bond

between our Friendship cities?

General Objective of the Linear Park

Main Objectives for the Presentation

According the Joint Statement supporting the establishment

of a friendship cities partnership...

The objective is to create a Linear Park that includes among other elements, a non-vehicle mobility lane (pathways and cyclepaths) in the riparian zone of río Amarillo and Navajuelos stream, in order to reconfigure the urban spaces, providing protection to the natural protected area, and promoting in this way a closeness, learning and identification of the population to natural areas in their urban environment.

- Strengthen the city friendship process and communication about a potential project that its related to friendship cities agreement;

- Learning, generate support, technical recommendations and possible collaboration between :

i. Department of the Natural Areas;

ii. Department of Park Planning & Development;

iii. Colorado State University;

iv. Center for Collaborative Conservation;

- Sharing and learning from one another

- Positive solutions to the challenges affecting our communities.

- Integral Waterches Management

- Management of Natural Areas and biodiversity

- Cultural and educational Exchange

-Work together to develop future activities and projects that support the social, environmental and commercial development of both cities.

Problems

2001

Why a Linear Park?

HEALTH AND RECREATION

ECONOMIC BENEFITS

Environmental Education

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL

Benefits

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT ROUTE

Qian’an Sanlihe Ecological Corredor

Qunli Stormwater Wetland Park

Hong Kong Wetland Park

Cache La Poudre River Corridor, Colorado.

Insufficient Management of the

Area under Ecological Conservation

Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Contamination

Pressure of urban growth on the wetland

Lack of clarity in rights of land ownership

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2014

2001

2014

Contents

• Site Context
• Problems
• Objectives
• Justification & Opportunities
• Proposal
• Pre-analysis of viability
• Conclusion

Connectivity

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Linear Park

Site Context

And you.... wouldn´t you love to live it?

Conclusion

The proposal of the linear park "The Kisst", won´t only help to conserve the ecosystem and provide connectivity and sustainable mobility to the city but also has the potential to be a place of learning, recognition and identity for the inhabitants and visitors, a site capable of achieving reconciliation between man and nuture.

Biodiversity

Resources

Water Supplies

Functions:

La Kisst

Wetlands

Attributes:

Río Amarillo, San Cristóbal de Las Casas

Thanks

Location

Pre-analysis

of viability for the

Linear Park “La Kisst”

2. Legal Feasibility

2. Financial / Economic Feasibility

4. Organizational / Managerial Feasibility

Share vision planning

Environmental Feasibility

- Estimate the total capital requirements;

- Budget expected cost and returns;

BUSINESS FOUNDERS

a) Readiness period

b) Implementation period

c) Execution and maintenance period

Sustainable development of the city

BUSINESS STRUCTURE

a) Public management;

b) Co management (Public and private);

1. Environmental Feasibility

2. Legal Feasibility

3. Financial / Economic Feasibility

4. Organizational / Managerial Feasibility

PROCESS OF LEGITIMIZE THE LAND WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED

A) Concession from the National Water Commission (CONAGUA);

B) Negotiation with landowners.

C) Promote the co-management of the natural area Wetland “La Kisst” by a Linear Park with the State Secretary of Environment and the municipality.

Elizabeth Ortega Narváez

Camilo Thompson Poo