Cuban Chapter of Council for European Urbanism (CEU)

C.E.U. Council for European Urbanism

CUBAN CHAPTER

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. acknowledges and supports the urban traditions of the country and their good practices along centuries with mostly a European influence, thus it is committed to preserve them and apply them to new developments to foster historical continuity.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. believes that everything is connected with everthing else so it advocates the reconciliation of both human needs and ecological imperatives. It is against the waste of natural and cultural resources derived from sprawl and the erosion of society's built heritage. It is also against any racial, social or cultural segregation and the loss of cultural identity.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. honors all principles stated in both the Charter for European Urbanism and The Charter of the New Urbanism but incorporates those suitable for our country.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. perceives itself as part of a long tradition in Urbanism spanning through five centuries with mostly a European influence.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. is aware that Cuban cities have not undergone the traumatic processes of urban renewal and destruction that most cities in the world have for still intact inner city cores are a distinct Cuban feature to be protected as well as their environs and countryside.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. stands for the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural environments and the preservation of our built legacy.

The CUBAN CHAPTER OF C.E.U. advocates the restructuring of public policy and development practices in order to achieve diverse communities designed for the pedestrian and transit as well as the car.