2024-03-11 02:08:31
Stavros Kalogiannis closed his speech at the presentation in Ioannina of his book “Town Plans and Public Space in the Beginnings of the Greek State”, with a reference to Local Urban Plans and the difficulties faced by any attempt at spatial planning and urban planning in the country. published by the Law Library.
“The bureaucracy, the financial difficulties, the many changes in the legislation, lead to modifications of the plans and extensions of the deadlines, with the consequence that the results are not as expected. We hope that these phenomena will disappear with the preparation and institutionalization of the Local Urban Planning Plans, which are promoted by the TEE and the Ministry of the Environment with funding from the Recovery Fund, so that the Municipalities can acquire integrated and modern spatial planning”, he said characteristically.
The main feature of the event, which took place on Wednesday in the hall of the “Dimitris Hatzis” multipurpose hall, was the large turnout. The event was welcomed by the mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begas, who focused on the public space and the necessity of urban planning, and the president of the Epirus Department of the TEE, Yannis Tsigros, who referred to the important provisions provided for in the Regulatory Plan of Ioannina, which he had supported the TEE, and to the great opportunity given to the Municipalities with the preparation of Local Town Planning Plans.
Then the General Secretary of Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Environment, assistant professor of NTUA, dr. Urban planner Efthimios Bakoyannis, who analyzed the content of the book and in particular the principles of city planning in the new Greek state, the legislation on which the planning was based and which was influenced by the corresponding French and German legislation. He referred indicatively to the very important Decrees “on the sanitary construction of cities”, “on public buildings”, “on the construction of sidewalks and sewers”, and on their role in the creation of new cities, stating that the book by Stavros Kalogiannis provides a lot of new information about the cities.
The associate professor of the Department of Architecture of the University of Ioannina Giorgos Smiris mentioned the public space, the utilization of a large volume of archives, made by Stavros Kalogiannis, and the city plans presented in the book.
The event closed with the speech of Stavros Kalogiannis, who, after warmly thanking the speakers and those present, referred to the book, with which he sought to decode the factors governing the planning and organization of cities from the first decades of the modern Greek state . In particular, he referred to the legislation on the planning of cities and public space, comparing it with the corresponding European legislation and the legislation applied today, as well as the pathologies that have plagued the planning of the space for two centuries, that is, arbitrary construction and the encroachment of public/municipal land. These are perennial phenomena, which cause a serious economic and environmental burden, and are a brake on any comprehensive planning.
He referred to innovative early 19th century regulations such as the Cadastre and “Surface Right” Ordinances, which were reintroduced into our legislation in 2011! He highlighted the public buildings designed in the Othonian period, they are majestic, neoclassical in style and defined city plans and their evolution, such as the buildings of the Parliament, the Archaeological Museum, and the Academy of Athens.
The event was honored with their presence by the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration of Epirus-West. of Macedonia S. Liapis, the regional governor of Epirus Al. Kahrimanis, the mayors of Zagori G. Soukovelos and Zitsas M. Pliakos, the former deputy minister Ant. Bezas, the president of the municipal council of Ioannina Ann. Yogli, the former mayors of Ioannina D. Papageorgiou and F. Filios, the vice-chancellor of the University of Ioannina G. Leonardos, vice-mayors, many municipal and regional councilors, representatives of Associations, Fraternities and active citizens interested in the planning and development of cities.