Evaluation of the plan de protección del corredor litoral de andalucía in the province of Granada

Abstract

Andalusia is the southernmost region of continental Europe, one of which has the longest coastline and the only one that shares the coastline with the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. These excellent geographical conditions have given it a leading role in history and have had great economical impact. But the strong dynamism that the Andalusian coast has undergone in the last half century represents a menace to its identity, putting its economic potential at risk and producing an irreversible environmental impact. Hence it is more necessary than ever to undertake protection from planning. To this end, the Autonomous Government has approved the Plan de Protección del Corredor Litoral de Andalucía, a plan that seeks to harmonize the development of the coastal zone with its economic, environmental and landscape sustainability. However, after an exhaustive evaluation of the Plan’s proposals, it is inferred that its implementation on the coastal strip coinciding with the less dynamic and more recently intensively occupied province of Granada could lead to some adverse or undesirable effects which would need to be reviewed.