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Madrid, May I?
Spanish activists up in arms over unchecked urbanization |
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07 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Madrid, May I? Spanish activists up in arms over unchecked urbanization This weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Spain to voice their fury over ... rampant urbanization. Yes, it's true, residents of la piel de toro have had it with the bull. A building boom that started in the 1960s is overrunning rural areas and coastal cities, say observers, and corrupt politicians are only too eager ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, Spain, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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The Bane in Spain Falls Mainly on the, Um, Construction
Spanish coast being ravaged by development |
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25 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Bane in Spain Falls Mainly on the, Um, Construction Spanish coast being ravaged by development The Spanish coast is being ravaged by a decade-long building boom, and there seems to be no end in sight. About 3 million houses have been started or built in the country in the past four years, with as many as half of them along its famed 3,100-mile coastline. The development boom is ruining ecosystems and bulldozing individuals' ri ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, Spain (all these topics) |
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