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Joan Cambronero

Joan Cambronero | Barcelona City Council Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Joan Cambronero is CEO for Urban Planning and Housing at Barcelona City Council. He has over 15 years of experience in public management, including 12 years as District Manager of Sant Martí, Les Corts and Eixample. He currently leads Barcelona’s urban planning and housing policies and major urban transformation projects. He has completed the Executive Master in Public Administration at ESADE and also collaborates in academic programmes related to public management, urban governance and leadership

Sessions

09:30h

Thematic Dialogue | | HOWS BARCELONA | Housing - Urban Planning & Land Policy

Unlocking Land for Affordable Housing: From Planning to Delivery

Joan Cambronero Barcelona City Council Urban Planning Area Manager Speaker

Xavier Mauri Social Housing Expert Moderator

Xavier Mariño Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) Urban Policies Area Director Speaker

#Housing Capacity, #Land Regulation, #Public-Private Partnerships, #Spatial Planning, #Urban Management

2026-11-04 09:30 2026-11-04 09:50 Europe/Madrid Unlocking Land for Affordable Housing: From Planning to Delivery

Making land available for affordable housing requires more than identifying suitable sites. In the Barcelona metropolitan context, the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) and the Generalitat de Catalunya play complementary roles in aligning urban planning, land management, infrastructure, regulation and investment to turn available land into housing development opportunities. The dialogue will examine the main barriers that delay or prevent land activation and how both administrations can strengthen coordination to create clearer, faster and more predictable pathways for affordable housing delivery.

Stage: HOWS Barcelona

Wed 4

09:30h - 09:50h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes