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=== Bottom-Up ===
There are clear differences between what could be called the traditional approach to Strategic planning and the emerging approach (Fernández Güell. Strategic planning of cities).

Before Product predominance, now Process predominance
Before Sector specific, now Integrated
Before Normative, now Strategic
Before Goal-oriented, now Cost-benefit oriented
Before Urban-offer oriented, now Urban-demand oriented
Before Subject to administrative limitations, now Supersedes administrative limitations and enters in Metropolitan areas
Before Open participation, now Focused Participation
Of course, in 2006 there was a clear evolution that attempted to adapt to changes, political sensitivities and even trends. In any case, this is a line of thought and action that takes full advantage of the experience of projects that have already been implemented.

=== Top-Down ===
Given that:

The influence of each agent in the global process under consideration for implementation is yet to be determined;
There are no generally accepted criteria when creating instruments for measuring progress or regression on the path toward achieving main goals;
Cooperation processes among different agents within the city to carry out strategic planning are usually undertaken using a “framework” organisational structure which highlights differences;
Both politics and outside events affect a large city;
this line of research seeks to further the design of a model that will determine the factors related to the success of strategic planning processes in large cities and metropolitan areas [10] es:Aglomeraciones urbanas en la Unión Europea es:Area Metropolitana es:Área metropolitana de Valencia.
Within this branch of research, which seeks a more general theory, two recent Doctoral Theses mentioned in the bibliography can be consulted for further information.
It should be pointed out that a theory explaining Strategic Urban Planning in Metropolitan Areas and/or Regions would involve furthering the consolidation of Social Design es:Diseño Social as a scientific study.

== Bibliography ==
Borja y Castells. “Local y Global”. 1998.
Fernández Güell, J. Miguel. Planificación estratégica de ciudades. 1997.
Ganau Casas, Mallarach Isern. “Planificació estratégica territorial a Catalunya”. 2003.
Pascual Esteve, Josep Mª. “La gestión estratégica de las ciudades”. 2002.
Quintás Alonso, José. “Análisis de los factores y políticas comunitarias que favorecen el diseño y ejecución de la planificación estratégica de Grandes Ciudades y Áreas Metropolitanas, basándose en las experiencias de Barcelona, Bilbao y Valencia”, tesis doctoral leída en febrero de 2006.
Sanguino Galván, Ramón. “Gestión del conocimiento y competitividad: análisis en las ciudades españolas”, tesis doctoral leída en enero de 2005.
Seisdedos, Gildo. Cómo gestionar las ciudades del siglo XXI. Introducción de A. Ruiz Gallardón. Madrid: Prentice Hall (Financial Times), 2007. 204 p. ISBN 978-8483223567
Seisdedos, Gildo. El futuro de la planificación estratégica urbana: del PEU a la EDU. Análisis Local, Vol.78, marzo 2008, (3): 17 - 23. ISSN 1575-5266 http://www.eeg.afi.es/EEGPublicaciones/publicaciones/992429/746522/analisis-local-78-numero-78-iii-2008.html

== See also ==

Planning
Strategic Planning
Urban Planning