%0 Thesis
%9 Master
%A Aguilera, F.
%D 2015
%F theses_frw:3058
%T Implementation of Strategic Integral Plans towards Urban Sustainability: The case of Asuncion
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3058/
%X This master thesis situates itself in the broader debates concerning on the one hand  sustainable development of our cities, and on the other hand the mechanisms to achieve  such goal by analyzing institutional barriers and how to overcome them through policy  change.  This work builds a bridge between these three debates, by examining the  mechanisms to achieve sustainability through the implementation of strategic integral  plans. Moreover, it intends to increase the general understanding of the importance of  analyzing the specific barriers that impedes the execution of urban projects. To achieve  these goals, this research focuses on the Metropolitan Area of Asuncion. It is an area that  needed a special attention regarding urban sustainability since the metropolitan area has  been expand outside sustainable limits as a consequence of a lack of implementation of  urban development plans.