Ecoterrazas in Valencia, Spain.
Valencia began to test “eco -splasted” to combat the noise of tourism in saturated neighborhoods. Residents are not convinced: “It’s the most shameful thing I’ve ever seen, they don’t last two days.”
The Ruzafa neighborhood is one of the busiest in Valencia and has become a hateful target by the Spaniards: it is today home of noise and dirt that disturb the places, especially in terraces and night bars.
The response of the municipality has arrived finally, but does not impose limits on tourism. The answer is called “Ecoterrazas”(Or, in Portuguese, eco -splanned”).
The initiative of the Valencia Innovation Capital program consists of an intelligent infrastructure system applied to nine esplanades of Cura Femenía Street, a very frequented pedestrian route, according to the.
The structures have multi -tissue awnings that reduce the room temperature; Speech therapy discs that capture ambient sound as well as color -changing lights when noise levels exceed legal limits.
Defining a model of ‘sustainable ecoterrazas’ was the challenge launched a year ago to the design sector by the. Today, the pilot has presented, in Russafa, conceived by our partner ODOSDESIG
– adcv (@adcv_com)
The pilot project, in an experimental phase until November, aims to be a sustainable and technological response to the problem of sound pollution in strong tourist pressure. Thus it is possible to control everything without the intervention of the police, maintains the municipality.
But of course: Not all residents are convinced of the effectiveness of the program.
The Russafa Association rests the measure, considering it a purely aesthetic action and of poor practical utility. Residents complained of technical failures in the early days and complain that the plan covers only one street, when the problem affects more than twenty arteries in the neighborhood.
In addition, according to measurements of the City Council itself, noise levels continue to exceed 65 decibels recommended, sometimes reaching the 74 decibels, even after the installation of the ecoterrazas.
Not even two days have passed and the phonoabsorbent panels of sustainable ecoterrazas do not sustain the ecosure of them “break” by themselves
They are precise non -placebo measures in the Zas de Ruzafa
– Russafa Rest (@russafad)
“How to pour the money from citizens away,” an X user, who believes that “limiting tourism is the right thing to do, not laying money away with useless crap.”
“Spending money on these floating pillows is the most shameful thing I’ve ever seen from this City Hall. And besides, they don’t last two days,” says another netizen; They are “inventions to attract more tourists,” says another.
