TY - JOUR
T1 - Containing Urban Sprawl: Trends in Land Use and Spatial Planning in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona
AU - Paul, V.
AU - Tonts, Matthew
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - In recent decades, there has been considerable debate in the Metropolitan Region ofBarcelona regarding the role of spatial planning in influencing general land-use trends. There is awidespread belief amongst geographers, environmentalists, planners and some politicians thatspatial planning of the metropolitan region has not been particularly successful in reducing urbanpressures on rural areas. The aim of this study is to explore the apparent links between urbansprawl, spatial planning and changing land use in the rural-urban fringe of Barcelona. The paperdemonstrates that the main impacts of sprawl have been concentrated in agricultural areas, andthat the planning system has not been capable of containing urban growth.
AB - In recent decades, there has been considerable debate in the Metropolitan Region ofBarcelona regarding the role of spatial planning in influencing general land-use trends. There is awidespread belief amongst geographers, environmentalists, planners and some politicians thatspatial planning of the metropolitan region has not been particularly successful in reducing urbanpressures on rural areas. The aim of this study is to explore the apparent links between urbansprawl, spatial planning and changing land use in the rural-urban fringe of Barcelona. The paperdemonstrates that the main impacts of sprawl have been concentrated in agricultural areas, andthat the planning system has not been capable of containing urban growth.
U2 - 10.1080/0964056042000308139
DO - 10.1080/0964056042000308139
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 48
SP - 7
EP - 35
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 1
ER -
