Interview with Joan Cambrils

Interview with Joan Cambrils

On Thursday, 27th February we had the pleasure of interviewing Sr. Joan Carles Cambrils, professor at the University Polytechnic of Valencia.

During the interview we asked him questions dealing with the case of the l’Ahuir beach and the options for this project today. According to Sr. Cambrils, today there are a range of different available options for the l’Ahuir beach; from its remaining a completely virgin beach to the option of building hotels, golf courses and housing

The alternative which he recommends is to do nothing at the present time and protect the area until some point in the future. The risk he believes is that if the beach were to be transformed by development today, Gandia could lose forever one of the few remaining virgin beaches in the entire Mediterranean coast of the Valencian Community Understanding that the alternative decision to protect the beach now would be more expensive and difficult to obtain financing for.
Therefore, the most logical option according to Sr. Cambrils would be to leave the beach as it is for the time being and then in the future when ideas are clearer, decide to build and develop or to undertake the work necessary to make a natural park.

The principal inconveniences of building would be:

The decisions we take cannot be reversed. If something is badly done, everything would be lost.
Lose a unique space
Lose biodiversity
Negatively affect the tourist image of Gandia.

Here you can watch the interview.