Spain [Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway] - <span style="color:rgb( 102 , 102 , 102 )">The State of the Art of Planning in Europe</span><br />

In Spain, the serious blow caused by the economic and financial crisis is intimately linked to the evolution of the construction sector and, therefore, to the way cities are made, the way building takes place, and the way urban planning is used. Generally speaking, there are two possibilities for analysis of the status of urban planning in Spain: on the one hand, understanding the crisis as an opportunity involving the necessary reconsideration of the way cities are made, with much more participative standards and respect for the environment and, on the other hand, denying the exhaustion of the current model, defending its continuity and its capacity for economic growth.