THE REGION OF ARAGON:

THE PROBLEMS OF THE UNBALANCED URBAN

Spanish Group

March 16th 2012

II.- Presentation of Team:

Coord.: Ignacio Pemán ignaciopeman@futurnet.esSkipe address: ignaciopeman 1.- David Dominguez Santos: djds100@hotmail.com; 2.- Alvaro Santabárbara: alvarosantabarbara@hotmail.com3.-Lorena Abad: abadlorena@hotmail.com4.- Fernando Octavio de Toledo: fernandooctaviodt@hotmail.com;5.- Beatriz Santos Sánchez: bss2430@hotmail.com6.- Victoria González: vicky_glez@yahoo.es

II.- PRESENTATION OF WORK

A.- TERRITORIAL INFORMATION: 1.- GENERAL INFORMATION2.- MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES3.- HOUSING4.- PLANNING SYSTEM

B.- STRATEGIES FROM 1998 LAW

C.- QUESTIONS ON TERRITORIAL COHESION

The Problems of The Unbalanced Urban System

AREA: 47.720 sq. km.

(10% Spain territory) DENSITY: 28,2 people/ sq. km.

(2,84% Spain population)

POPULATION 1,314 million (2011) N.I. Capital 0,65 million (2011)

LARGE SETTLEMENTS Zaragoza: 674.725

MEDIUM SETTLEMENTS Huesca: 52.443 Teruel: 35.288

OTHER CITIES: Calatayud, Utebo, Ejea,

Monzón, Barbastro, Alcañiz, Fraga, Jaca..

GENERAL INFORMATION

A.- TERRITORIAL INFORMATION

1.- GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

DENSITY

Aragón: 28,2 people/sq km

DEPOPULATION:

Some regions such us Maestrazgo,

Gudar-Javalambre, Albarracín or

Sobrarbe have only 3 people/ sq km

TERRITORIAL IMBALANCE

The region of Zaragoza has

326,97 people/ sq km and its

capital harbors the 51% of the

population

GENERAL INFORMATION

POPULATION TRENDSGrowth decreased in the central corridor, regions

such us Belchite or Daroca showing -6 % growth.

Pyrenees area’s growth is between 10 and 25%

Zaragoza’s metropolitan area grows by 15% and

closest regions in its west side grow even more,

reaching 25 and 30% growth.

POPULATION EVOLUTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

EXTERNAL CONEXIONSAragon is situated in the middle of the main

Spanish corridors with Europe.

2.- MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

PRIMARY SECTOR: Only 5,5 %.

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Decreased until 23%.

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: Increased until 10,5%

SERVICE SECTOR: Increased until 70,5 %

MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

PRIMARY SECTOR: Only 5,5 %.

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Decreased until 23%.

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: Increased until 10,5%

SERVICE SECTOR: Increased until 70,5 %

PRIMARY SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: SERVICE SECTOR:

MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The richest areas are the Pyrinees and Zaragoza.

Rate of Unemployement is below the national average.

3.- HOUSING

HOUSING

HOUSE PRICE: Aragon Medium house size: 95.12m2 Medium mortgage credit signed up: 112,797.00€ Medium mortgage credit by m2: 1,563 €/ m2

Mortgage interest rate: 3.60% Monthly mortgage instalment: 576.70€/month (40% PCI) Mortgage duration: 295 months (24.58 years)

Affordability:

A big amount of families owns the house where they live and nearly a fith part of the families owns a second house.

Ownwer ship Rent Second house

HOUSING

Quality:

Percentage main house respect others: main houses are situated in Zaragoza area and all along Ebro corridor, and in the other areas are located a big amount of second houses.

HOUSING

Family size:

Number of adults: homes are usually composed by two adults, but those with just one adult are not rare. Big families in the same house are not tipycal any more.

HOUSING

4.- PLANNING SYSTEM

SPACIAL PLANNING COMPETENCIES

• The State hasn't competences on territorial planning.

• The State only has competences on public works of general interest, national defense, ports, airports …

• The Autonomous Communities assume general responsibilities (Spanish Constitution).

• Local Authorities hasn't competences on territorial planning.

TOWN PLANNING COMPETENCIES

• The State hasn't competences on town planning.

• The Autonomous Communities (regions) assume general responsibilities Urbanism (Spanish Constitution). Even some management skills (final approval of certain development plans).

• Local Authorities have power to implement the state and regional planning legislation, and most management skills.

SPANISH LAW ON TOWN PLANNING

o STATE LAND LAW 2008: State Legislation on land property.

o Regional Legislation on urban planning.

a) ARAGON TOWN PLANNING ACT 2009 b) ESTRATEGIC TERRITORIAL ACT OF ARAGON 2009.

o Local authorities. They create their own local planning ordinances, respecting national and regional legislation.

B.- STRATEGIES FROM 1998 LAW

STRATEGIES FROM 1998 LAW IMPROVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCOPE

Promotion the traffic axis between Madrid- Bilbao-Barcelona-Valencia- Burdeos- Toulousse

PROMOTE SARAGOSSE AS A GRAVITY CENTRE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS METROPOLITAN AREA

IMPROVE FUNTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Promote the Ebro’s Valley corridor.

Reinforce the Somontano’s axis placing productive activities.

Improve the Pyrenees and Iberic System axis.

STRATEGIES FROM 1998 LAW

PROMOTE THE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH EQUIPMENTS

Equipment to render community services in administrative centers.

Basic services distribution in such a way that were located at the most 20 minutes form any municipality.

IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE Roads: Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza-Huesca-Somport Highway

Lérida-Binéfar, Monzón, Barbastro-Huesca-Ejea Highway

Improve the communication and accessibility net between municipalities.

Railway: Promote railway line Zaragoza-Teruel-Valencia

Renew railway line Huesca-Tardienta,

Support Zaragoza-Canfranc service.

Make better use of the high-speed train (AVE).

IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE

Development of equipments for the transport system

Saragosse airport promotion.

Portillo Intermodal Station.

Modal transport exchanges where cities make possible.

Creation of The Saragosse Logistic Center

Agricultural Transformation Areas

Redevelopment of irrigation and agricultural productive systems.

Redevelopment of industrialization and marketing systems of agricultural productions.

C.- QUESTIONS ON TERRITORIAL COHESION

METROPOLITAN AREAS AND COMUNICATION IN ARAGON

ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM

o Comunication in Aragon

o Metropolitan area of Zaragoza

o Industrial Areas and Comunications

o The relationship with Europa

o The economic of crises and infrastructures

INDUSTRIAL POLYGONS

¿Territorial cohesion or territorial imbalance? Management. Low occupancy. Development of industrial polygons in the last 15- 20 years. Positive effects of loading of goods.

LOGISTIC PLATFORMS

Projects PLAZA, PLHUS, PLATEA and whose interest goes beyond the scope of Aragon.

Drawback of the human factor. If these projects reach their goal will require the formation of large masses of workers. Great magnet for labor, industrial and logistics= comprehensive enrichment of Aragon.

Funding problems for maintenance and economic damage to the territorial governments.

TURISM AND PLANNING SYSTEM IN THE PYRENEES/ UNINHABITED VILLAGES RECUPERATION:

IS IT AN ALTERNATIVE?

TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORK: Pyrenees area in Aragon includes four regions: Jacetania, Alto Gállego, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza.

Total population: 54.754 inhabitants (4,17% Aragón population, 60% living in the 6 main villages)

Surface: 7.880,20 km2 (16,5% Aragón surface). Density: 6,95 inhabitants / km2 (Only 3,55 in Sobrarbe).Municipalities: 81. Entities: 497.

NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK: Current normative includes laws and guidelines related to territory, landscape, activities, natural parks, land and urban planning…….

DEPOPULATION: evolution and causes. Geographical situation & climate conditions. Road and water policies (50’s & 70’s). Migration towards city.

HOUSING TYPOLOGY EVOLUTION AND NUMBER OF HOUSES: First and second house: Seasonal population:

familiar links and leisure activities. Number of stable inhabitants <>Number of

houses.

SERVICES AND EQUIPMENTS according to population: extra for seasonal reasons.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN PYRENEES: Agriculture and stockbreeding. Rural and internal tourism. The mountain as resource. Natural parks: conservation, development and

public use. Teleworking professions, neoruralism, others….