Dispersión urbana en el Suelo No Urbanizable del País Vasco: la distorsión del planeamiento en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai

Abstract

This article analyzes the process of urbanization that is registering the not-urban area in the Basque Country. Supported in the traditional dispersed rural habitat and legally protected by the "Rural Nucleus" urban figure referred to in the Basque Legislation, the urban sprawl is threatening the Basque territory, including protected areas. The analysis focuses on the progress of this phenomenon in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, after a decade since the incorporation of the "Rural Nucleus" to the urban planning.