@article{DomínguezAlbero:15691, author = "Domínguez Albero, Saúl and González Ordovás, María José", title = "{Desarrollo sostenible, sostenibilidad urbana y ecobarrios}", year = "2014", note = "The paradigm of sustainability, and in particular the Sustainable Development, has centered the speech and initiatives in combating anthropogenic environmental degradation since they first appeared in the Brundtland report in 1987. Thus, the current paper reflects on the major interpretations of this principle since its genesis and interests behind them, firstly from a global perspective to later focus on urban policies procedures, considering cities are the main agent in the decision-making process and the enclave where more than half of the world’s population reside. In the same vein, it analyzes one of the most popular proposals when it comes to comprehensive urban sustainability strategies, the eco-districts, an initiative that has been implemented in many parts of the European and Spanish geography.", }