Beatriz Corredor inaugurated the 'City and territory' discussion forum

Secretary of State of housing and urban actions, Beatriz Corredor, said that "today more than ever, the transformation of our model of urban growth is a necessity, which involves the challenge of tackling the structural problems of an exorbitant development in some cases to European cities"", that has caused concern processes of deterioration of our cities". Corridor made these statements during the celebration of the first activity of the city and territory, under the title discussion forum ' multiple city - multiple cities. Study the past, planning the future ', he had as object reflect on forms of city growth and the need to use instruments that, relying on new technologies, increase transparency and help to better planning of the urban developments.

Beatriz Corredor also highlighted the priorities of the Ministry of public works in the field of urban development "enhancing the role of urban regeneration and rehabilitation of homes and buildings that are a key sector, both from the point of view of the economy and employment and of sustainability." "They must be the pillars for economic recovery in the construction and the creation of more stable employment and quality".

' Multiple city - multiple cities. Study the past, planning the future ', with the participation of four experts who made a tour through the causes that led to Spain to leave its rural character from the middle of the last century - when 50% of the population worked in the tasks of the field - to become an urban countrywhere barely 5% of workers are today engaged in agricultural activities and in which nearly 4,000 municipalities have lost people, because they have migrated to urban areas.