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Madrid, May I?
Spanish activists up in arms over unchecked urbanization |
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07 May 2007 |
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| 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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