Urbanisme et militantisme de quartier dans les quartiers populaires de Valladolid

Abstract

When compared to outcomes in other neighbouring Spanish towns, the way in which power relations are expressed and have evolved between the town council of Valladolid and district neighbourhood associations in matters concerning urban space illustrate both similarities and differences. During the 1970's the urban context was generally favourable to the formation of neighbourhood associations with political agendas. From the 1980's onwards, this process in Valladolid continued within a framework of conflictual cooperation, and important urban changes occurred in districts as a result of neighbourhood initiatives. After 1995, the relationship between local residents and the town council evolved into some formal structures of participation the efficiency of which was both largely dependent on informal contacts and was extremely vulnerable to conflicts, and this in turn rendered the capacity of local residents to influence urban decision-making much more uncertain.