RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Planning strategies for a resilient urban fringe in three medium-sized Spanish cities
A1 Rivas Sanz, Juan Luis de las
A1 Fernández Maroto, Miguel
K1 Urbanismo
K1 resilience
K1 urban fringe
K1 medium-sized cities
K1 landscape
K1 contemporary urban history
K1 Spain
K1 6201.03 Urbanismo
AB The fringes between urban areas and their surrounding territory usually concentrate strains of transformation and urban growth. Equally, planning strategies that promote the adaptation of urban development to the identity of territory contribute to the resilience of these urban fringes. This paper aims to illustrate this idea through the analysis of three of Spain’s inland medium-sized cities during the period of intense urban growth that started in the eighties and concluded in 2008. The cases of Vitoria, Zaragoza, and Valladolid clearly show the negative consequences of an expansive urban model in their urban fringes, but also the alternatives that slowly emerged over this period. While the main urban planning tools enabled an unsustainable urban expansion, other planning proposals introduced an alternative approach that mitigated the effects of the real estate boom and have paved the way towards a better future: Vitoria with its green infrastructure, Zaragoza with its integrated development effort that took advantage of an International Exhibition and Valladolid with its coordinated planning. These different tools have a key feature in common: a deep comprehension of their territories as the strongest foundation for conducting urban development in more sustainable ways.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0266-5433
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81471
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81471
LA eng
NO Planning Perspectives, vol. 34, n. 4, 725-735
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 03-feb-2026