The Spanish Coastline
Development on the Spanish coastline is moving fast a rapid rate. Already most of the coastline is urbanized and in use for tourist, hotels and luxury homes with sea views. The Spanish coastline has already been urbanized for a stretches for 7,898km which is more than 25% of the total Spanish coastline. Over the last 30 years urbanization of the Spanish coastline has occurred at an average rate of 22.7km per annum. At that rate the entire Spanish coastline will be urbanized within 251 years (2267). This statistic, published in the Sustainability Observatory may seem shocking at first but when you take into account the mammoth changes that can happen in the course of 251 years the statistic becomes quite irrelevant. Natural disasters, wars, revolutions, technological advances, inventions and advances in the field of environmental development and sustainability can all drastically change the course of history and thus the eventuality that 251 years from now the Spanish coast will be completely urbanized. Trends change, laws change and the real estate changes so let’s not get hung-up about what may happen 251 years from now – that’s 10 generations from now! Instead the focus should be on protecting the environment the best we can and creating a high standard of living while enjoying the natural beauty of Spain’s coastline at the same time.