Xavier Mariño

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.