Madrid Barcelona Valencia Sevilla Zaragoza Valladolid 3,223,334 1,620,343 791,413 688,711 666,880 299,715 6.9% 3.5% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 0.6% Population

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LTRS DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL BUILDING RENOVATION INITIATIVES IN Spain POPULATION : 46,934,632 17 AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES (REGIONS) + 2 AUTONOMOUS CITIES 50 PROVINCES 8,131 MUNICIPALITIES

1 2 3 4 5 13 pilot city Madrid Barcelona Valencia Sevilla Zaragoza Valladolid 3,223,334 1,620,343 791,413 688,711 666,880 299,715 6.9% 3.5% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 0.6% Population

Ministry for Ministry of Ministry Ministry of Ecological Economic Affairs of Finance Education and Transition and and Digital Vocational Demographic Transformation Training Challenge Ministry Ministry of Ministry of of Health, Transport, Ministry of Territorial Policy Consumption Mobility and Industry, Trade and Public and Social Urban and Tourism Function Agenda Welfare INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING BUILDING POLICIES

INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING LONG TERM RENOVATION STRATEGY (LTRS) Responsible Ministry

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LTRS INFORMATION KICK-OFF TECHNICAL implementation ACCESSIBILITY PHASE APPRAISAL • Despite the unstable political situation, the new version of the LTRS is being drafted. In general, electoral Information about Partial Yes, cycles result in a lack of the process LTRS done by Ministry of continuity in preparation and process will be Transport, Mobility implementation. available soon and Urban Agenda • Lack of coordination between POLICY SOCIO- national, regional and municipal PACKAGE POLICY ECONOMIC governance levels makes CONSULTATIONS DESIGN APPRAISAL APPRAISAL implementation difficult. The creation of a National Renovation Committee, as proposed in the 2017 LTRS, would smooth cooperation Yes Expected, Partial Planned between Autonomous coordinated by the Communities (regions) and Ministry of Public municipalities. Works through the inter-ministerial working group GIONA CITY E L R

Buildings are a regional competence – each autonomous Many cities are also leading the way on community (CCAA) must develop its own plans and regulations buildings renovation: to implement national buildings laws, including the LTRS. • Zaragoza Vivienda has promoted The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda involves building renovations since 1989 and regional and local authorities to take building-related decisions: is now developing a 2030 Municipal • Sectorial Conference on Housing, Urban Planning and Land Rehabilitation Action Plan. • Multilateral Commissions of Housing, Urban Planning and Land • Since 2016, Madrid Recupera’s urban • Administrative Sub-commission for Building Quality regeneration strategy (Plan MAD- • National Renovation Committee (announced but still to be RE) has taken a holistic approach created). to addressing urban planning, Some Autonomous Communities (regions) already have their mobility, public space and social and own renovation strategies: environmental challenges. This includes • Extremadura plans to renovate 705 public buildings by 2030 helping vulnerable citizens improve • Catalonia plans to make citizens aware of multiple benefits of living conditions and comfort in their buildings renovations homes. • Castilla y León supports urban rehabilitation, regeneration and renovation actions • Txantrea district in Pamplona supports • Valencian Community is creating a roadmap to guide municipal deep energy renovation in buildings by renovation interventions to improve quality of life. developing energy saving measures and renewable energy heating systems.

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