IP Bilbao, Basque Country (SPAIN) 1994

Period | April 21 – May 1, 1994
Host University | Department of Economics, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao (Spain)
Local coordinator | Prof. Arantxa Rodriguez

Study Area, General Theme and Topics

The study area of this IP was the metropolitan area of Bilbao. The theme/title of the IP was ‘Urban Change and Revitalization in Metropolitan Bilbao: Challenges for an Old Industrial Region’. Three topics were identified: a) Industrial restructuring and regional transformation: the changing role of Bilbao; b) Metropolitan innovation and re-industrialization policies; c) Urban revitalization: shaping the future of a new metropolis.

Staff

  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
    • Arantxa Rodriguez
    • Goio Etxebarria
    • Mikel Zurbano
  • Faculty of Social and Economic Science, University of Lille, FRANCE
    • Frank Moulaert
  • Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, Catholic University of Leuven, BELGIUM
    • Louis Albrechts
  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
    • Arantxa Rodriguez
  • Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales at Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM
    • Kevin Morgan
  • School of Architecture, University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
    • Maurizio Garano
  • Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, PORTUGAL
    • Artur da Rosa Pires