Analysis and Diagnostic Tools to Improve Governance in The Context of Urban Planning and Territorial Management

The Region of Murcia (Spain) has participated in the period 2008-2013, together with other regions of the Mediterranean area, in several European research projects financed with ERDF funds. These projects aim to propose methodologies and tools for improving the governance of urban and regional planning. Phenomena such as land consumption, changing in land uses or policies of territorial specialization planned by the government are essential for the balanced development of regions and cities. The results of these investigations have now materialized in new analysis and diagnostic methodologies in order to improve political governance in management and land use planning, and how to achieve a more sustainable development of our cities. This paper presents the results of one of these projects, called OSDDT, through territorial indicators and urban operational tools. The implementation of these new elements in the current sectoral legislation will allow generating new methods of study in urban and regional planning