70% of the Andalusian coastline will be built up within 5 years

Article Date : 30 April 2005
News Section: Spain

According to an article published in Spain's 'La Razon' newspaper, 70% of the Andalusian coastline, which includes the Costa de la Luz, the Costa del Sol, the Costa Tropical and the Costa de Almeria, will be built up within the next 5 years if steps aren't taken now to limit development. It is estimated that 57% of the Andalusian coastline is already built up with residential developments, marinas and hotels, rising to 80% for Malaga province's coastline, and according to Francisco Garrido - a local politician belong to the Greens - "90% of the Andalusian coastline already suffers from some level of environmental degradation".