For the last three decades Barcelona has been
regarded as a good example of urban planning, especially after the Olympic
Games in 1992, when the coastal industrial zone was revitalized an until today
is an example of waterfront area.
Continuing the urban development, the City has been
trying to continue the legacy of environmental, economic and social sustainable
development.
The main project was the waterfront, which open an
industrial area to public use and the change impacted in the air and water
quality. Continuing the project development, the 'Forum Park' was designed to
treat city's sewage, just in front of the sea, and on the top of it people will
be able to enjoy its gardens and open spaces. It also produces energy and the
heat produced is used to make hot and cold water circulate in the subsoil of
the district.
Another project going on is related to automobiles
- in Barcelona they occupy up to 70% of public space - called 'supermanzanas' or super street blocks,
island of 400 x 400 m of buildings in which cars can only entry in small streets
circulating at 10km/h, cutting traffic by 25% and changing the life into the
city by opening room for the creation of new public areas.
Lastly, the council is trying to mix the uses
between commercial and residential in order to renew the neighborhoods, and
improving the transport by setting up a single fare system as happens in other
cities and by implementing the shared bicycle system.
Following the trend of developing/renewing
sustainable cities, Barcelona is for the last three decades and still a good
example of it.
Source: Colomé, J
2011, 'How Barcelona is aiming to become the leader in sustainable urban
planning', Urban World: Urban Sustainable
Mobility, Vol. 2 ,Issue 5, pp. 30-34.
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