Spanish STPs as Key Instruments for Local and Sustainable Development in a Global Market

The first technology park was created in Spain in 1985 and since then the development of science and technology parks (STPs) has continued to the point of becoming one of the countries with the highest number of STPs and one of the most active promoting and developing them in a national and international level. In the first stage, STPs´ development in Spain was not an urban phenomenon because most of the parks were located on the suburbs of cities. However, this tendency has been changing over the years and new parks´ projects are getting located in downtowns