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Subversion of land-use plans and the housing bubble in Spain
Eugenio L. Burrielsubject
Urban StudiesPoliticsEconomic growthEconomic expansionLand useUrban planningPolitical economyGeography Planning and DevelopmentRegional planningEconomicsSubversionContext theoryPublic interestdescription
The exceptional rhythm of the construction of residential dwellings in Spain between 1997 and 2006 and its geographical contrasts are explained by a time of economic expansion, a political and social context favourable to unlimited growth and excessive and untempered municipal land-use plans with passive or complicit regional governments. The lack of effective land-use regional plans and the discrediting of municipal land-use plans are a manifestation of a deliberate subversion of public planning to subordinate the public interest to the developer's demands. This article concludes by presenting a panorama of the disturbing consequences of this urban development model.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Urban Research & Practice |