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Avilés, from decline to resurgence: The starting point for a new development model?

Abstract:

After three decades of decline and drastic adjustments on employment caused by the industrial restructuring that began in the eighties, the city of Aviles offers signs of recovery. The article delves into the key explanations for the decline both urban and resurgence, highlighting the emergence of a new urban governance. This has allowed the implementation of strategies for economic revitalization and urban regeneration and, above all, reach consensus around a new city project, the paper examines in the light of some structural projects contained in the new Master Plan (2007).