(Un)Sustainable Territories: Causes of the Speculative Bubble in Spain (1996–2010) and its Territorial, Environmental, and Sociopolitical Consequences

Juan Romero, Fernando Jimenez and Manuel Villoria
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Juan Romero: Interuniversity Institute for Local Development and Department of Geography, University of Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 28, 46540, Valencia, Spain
Fernando Jimenez: Department of Political Science, University of Murcia, Ronda de Levante, 10, 30008 Murcia, Spain
Manuel Villoria: Department of Public Law and Political Science, University Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo Artilleros s/n 28032, Madrid, Spain

Environment and Planning C, 2012, vol. 30, issue 3, 467-486

Abstract: In this paper we analyse the causes of the Spanish property model and its territorial, social, and political consequences. Particular attention is paid to sociopolitical contexts. These consequences include excessive dependence on economic activity and employment in the housing construction sector, the irreversible disappearance of landmarks in the country's collective history and culture, and examples of ‘policy capture’, especially at local and regional levels. This lengthy process has led to corruption in town planning and an increase in poor policy decisions, greatly harming Spain's reputation.

Keywords: urban sprawl; speculative property bubble; unbalanced growth; recession; corruption; informal institutions; cultural and sociopolitical context (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1068/c11193r

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