Three plan options for the region 273(D) Three river solutions:(a) the Tordera watershed provides especially high
quality nature and natural systems as a magnet for visitors and nature
tourism away from the crowded coast; (b) the Ter River, its critical
reservoirs, and the Foix reservoir have better protection, more clean
water, and less nitrogen/phosphorus-caused pollution; (c) the Llobregat
River Valley at the heart of the region has more clean water, improved
aquatic ecosystems, less flood hazard, and an enhanced richness of
nature.
(E) Asetofstrategic places for growth and for limited growthis highlighted to
enhance communities and to maintain or strengthen the key natural
systems for the region.
(F) An array of solutions to enhance towns and small cities repeated across
theregion involve industry, transportation, traffic, parks, streams,
stormwater, sewage, wetlands, nature, recreation, and town identity and
distinctiveness.
(G) An impressive park along the Lower Llobregat f loodplainoffering vast recre-
ational opportunity and a visible symbol to all travelers and the world is
established and appealingly linked to the people of Barcelona and many
neighboring municipalities.
(H) Fine-scale spatial solutions for widely repeated small locations, i.e., gullies,
streams, highways, and the edges of towns, have an especially impor-
tant cumulative effect across the region.
(I) Flexibility and stability for the region’s futureare provided with several
strategies, including large agricultural areas, a diverse economic base,
theemerald network, dispersion of natural systems, more clean water,
protection of the two most important water resources, diverse flood-
reduction mechanisms, and relatively self-contained municipalities.The land mosaic outlined in this Greater Barcelona Region project and plan
provides for an enormous improvement in nature and natural systems, as well
as human uses of them. Clearly establishing the underlying principles for the
spatial solutions, and applying them to the distinctive patterns of this region,
is important for one to understand, apply, explain, and defend the patterns and
plans.
History may record that Barcelona embarked on a pioneering trajectory in
theopening decade of this century, a route that will reverberate far beyond for
others to follow. The land of the Greater Barcelona Region, and its intelligent
arrangement, represent capital, heritage, nature’s system, inspiration, and home.
Together these provide a vibrant future. A visionary land mosaic, where nature
and people both thrive long-term, lies within grasp just over the horizon.