Barcelona has implemented several sustainable best practices for urban planning including public transportation, waste recycling, and urban design focused on walkability. Some highlights include the extensive metro and bus networks, household waste being collected and sorted into different containers for recycling, and the Eixample district being designed with large city blocks and chamfered corners to allow sunlight and ease of movement. The city also has many tourist attractions like La Sagrada Familia church, Picasso Museum, Las Ramblas street, and Camp Nou stadium. Barcelona promotes green energy through solar power and reducing emissions, and sources water from various companies and institutions while some citizens protest high water bill taxes.

1. Sustainable Urban Planning
KKKA6414
European Best Practices
Lecturer: Dr. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH
Dr. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN
Group Member:
1. ARY SHEHAB JAMIL P81496
2. HUSSEIN ALI ABDULLAH P81516
3. AHMED HASAN ALI P81517
National University of Malaysia
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environmental

2. Contents
 Introduction
 Sustainable Urban Development
 Barcelona’s Public transport
 Recycling Household Waste Collection In Barcelona
 Barcelona urban design
 Tourist Attractions Barcelona
 Green Energy In Barcelona
 Water Supply In Barcelona

3. Introduction
 Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia
of Spain and the second-largest city in Spain. Barcelona has an
estimated population of 1.63 million in 2014.
 Barcelona is located on the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula,
facing the Mediterranean Sea.
fig 1 :Barcelona Map

4.  Barcelona is now widely recognized as one of the most successful
cities in the world, internationally acclaimed for its innovative
urban planning. It has survived the economic, environmental and
social changes of the last decades through focusing upon the
provision of knowledge-based and information services to place
itself in the forefront of a new urban wave, in which city planning
provides high-quality opportunities for people to live and work. In
short, Barcelona has been transformed into a city that provides a
highly impressive urban environment to all who visit it.
 The foundation for Barcelona's transformation has been the
city's example district, a garden city expansion of 520 street blocks
planned as long ago as 1859. Its high quality architecture, and ease
of access have stood the test of time and it provides the model for
modern city developments today.

5. Sustainable Urban Development
Fig 2: Key Principles of Sustainable Development

7. Table 2: Accumulated Erbil Automobile
Comparison between various Practices

8.  Barcelona is a huge city, but the modern and very extensive public
transport system allows you to get anywhere within the city in no
time. Metro, buses and trams run very frequently until late at night.
Apart from that, there are several cable cars, funiculars, railways,
sightseeing buses, taxis, local trains, night buses and other transport
systems.
 The Barcelona metro has eight lines (five conventional lines and three
automated lines) and also incorporates the Montjuïc funicular.
Altogether, there are 141 stations and over 134 trains operating in the
rush hour.
Public transport

9. Fig 3: Metro Network

10. Barcelona Bus Network
 With a fleet of over a thousand vehicles, all of which are wheelchair
adapted, and more than 100 lines, the bus network covers over 900 km
between Barcelona and the ten cities in the metropolitan area.

11.  Barcelona has an extensive municipal service for the daily
collection of household and commercial waste to provide waste
collection to citizens and ensure a clean and healthy public space.
 This service is carried out through street containers, door to door
bags collection service, pneumatic collection boxes and bins for
collection in shops. Waste which cannot be placed in
conventional containers is delivered to Green Dots. Citizens also
have special services regarding waste collection, such as old
furniture and clothes, dead animals, debris bags gardening waste,
fibrocement or asbestos.
 Taking part in the recycling waste collection is the first step in
dividing household waste and a civic gesture which contributes to
preserving the environment. Waste can be reused by recycling it,
so it can become a resource and provide environmental and social
benefits for everyone.
Recycling Household Waste Collection

12.  In the context of public awareness campaigns, the City Council is
promoting actions and tools to accompany the citizens in improving
household waste collection through educational activities and training
which are addressed at the public and groups from the city. Because
the one who cleans can be as clean as the one who doesn't get things
dirty.
 Recycling collection service by containers:
Barcelona operation for a recycling collection including four different
types. There are containers for each one of them located citywide in
order to make waste management easier: tins, glass, paper and cardboard,
organic and remains. All citizens have recycling collection containers
located less than 100 meters from their home.

13.  Yellow containers for cans and cartons
Elements which can be thrown: plastic containers (water bottles, plastic
bags, yogurt containers, etc.), beverage and food cans, cartons, plates and
metal lids, aluminum foil and cling film, polystyrene trays, etc. Elements
which cannot be thrown: toys, watering hoses, tubes, materials such as
videotapes and CDs, as well as packaging’s from dangerous products
(like solvent or paint).
 Green containers for glass
Elements which can be thrown: glass containers and bottles. Elements
which cannot be thrown: broken glasses, flat glass, mirrors, ceramic
remains, dishes, light bulbs, fluorescent, etc.

14.  Blue containers for paper and cardboard
Elements which can be thrown: packaging and cardboard boxes,
newspapers, magazines, books without wire-o bound, envelopes, paper
bags, sheets, wrapping paper, etc.
 Grey containers for other waste
Elements which cannot be thrown: tea bags, paper towels and paper
towel stained with oil, leftovers (egg shells, shellfish, etc.), which
should be thrown into brown containers. Wood remains, CDs, cartons
with toxic materials or clothing should be delivered to Green Dots.

15.  In the mid-1800s, Barcelona was a smaller, very dense area
surrounded by walls (Ciutat Vella). With rabid congestion,
increased epidemics and a high mortality rate, it was time to
create urban solutions for healthier, more livable conditions for the
people City developers were looking to create the “Eixample” of
Barcelona, which in Catalan, translates to “extension”.
ELEMENTS OF EIXAMPLE’S URBAN DESIGN
 EIXAMPLE IS 520 CITY BLOCKS OF PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR
LINES.
Barcelona urban design

16.  Each city block has chamfered corners
these quadrangular blocks with shaved-off corners serve a purpose. The
45º angle was determined by the degree that a steam tram was able to
turn. It also eases fluidity of traffic as cars don’t need to slow down as
much and allows a more comfortable turn for drivers.
 The Building were supposed to be as tall as 16 meters in height as to
not block the sun.

17.  The Building were supposed to be as tall as 16 meters in height as to
not block the sunlight for other buildings.
 All the blocks are oriented northwest-southwest for maximum solar
access.

18.  Barcelona is the 10th-most-visited city in the world and the third
most visited in Europe after London and Paris, with 8 million tourists
every year since 2012 and that is why you can find many tourist
attractions places in Barcelona such as :
 La Sagrada Familia church
Number 1 Barcelona Top Ten Tourist Attractions list is the fabulous
unfinished church of La Sagrada Familia designed by Antoni Gaudi.
Construction began in 1882 and continues to this day. The building is
predicted to be completed within the next 30 years.
Tourist Attractions Barcelona

19.  Picasso museum
Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists of the 20th Century, spent a
few years of his youth in Barcelona. Relatively late in April 1963 the city
of Barcelona opened the Picasso Museum. The museum is located in the
quarter El Born.
 Las Ramblas street
In a city know for great public spaces, Las Ramblas could be the greatest
of them all. With a variety of cafe’s, shops, and markets, tourists are
presented with endless entertainment. There are a huge number of
pedestrians and people-watchers, and enough street performers and
artists to attract even the local Catalans. About 1.5 kilometers long, Las
Ramblas are really a series of three pedestrian-oriented boulevards that
link the city to the waterfront.

20. The street is lined with five-to-seven-story buildings, and the central
walkway is, on average, 60 feet wide. The sidewalks are usually less
than 10 feet wide, encouraging walking in the center. Pedestrians have
precedence while cars are restricted to narrow lanes on either side of
the promenade and must accommodate pedestrians at every
intersection.
Artists, musicians, and magicians all flock to Las Ramblas to try and
awe and amaze those passing by. People are constantly strolling up and
down the promenade at any time of day to catch something new and
interesting. This is truly a great public space and is full of life and
community. The lesson here is to rethink how we prioritize cars and
start accommodating the pedestrian. This is what creates community.

21.  Fc Barcelona stadium and museum
Even if you're not a football fan, Camp Nou is worth a visit
to experience the pride Catalans have for the FC
Barcelona team. Able to hold nearly 100,000 screaming
fans, which can be quite intimidating for visiting teams,
Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe. The on-site
museum showcases trophies and awards the team has
garnered through the years. Interesting and interactive
displays invite visitors to learn a little more about the
football culture and its impact on the city. For example,
Catalans rallied behind the motto "més que un club" (more
than a club) during the oppressive Francisco Franco
regime, from 1939 until the ruler’s death in 1975, and it
became a symbol of striving for independence.

22.  Beach Barceloneta
Approximately 1,100 m long, together with the Sant Sebastià beach,
Barceloneta is one of the biggest in Barcelona, and it is also one of the
oldest and most traditional beach in the city. It is a favourite amongst
our foreign visitors and it is commonly used by youth groups and for
school activities. Due to its location and proximity to the metro and
many bus lines, the majority of its users get to the beach by public
transport.
Its dimensions make it a suitable beach for leisure equipment, such as
volleyball courts, a table soccer area on the Eastern side, in front of the
Hospital del Mar; a children's play area on the Western side of the
beach, beside the Gas breakwater, where there is also a gym area.

23. La Rambla Street La sadrada familia
Camp nou Picasso Museum

24. Green Energy In Barcelona
In 2007, Barcelona won the ManagEnergy Local Energy Action
Award for their commitment to Sustainable Energy Solutions in
Barcelona.
The goals of Barcelona City Council's Plan for Energy Improvement in
Barcelona (2002-2010) are to increase the use of renewable energy
(especially solar energy), reduce the use of non-renewable energy
sources and lower the emissions produced by energy consumption in
order to meet Barcelona City Council's international protection
commitments. This integrated plan includes a quantification of the
energy used and emissions produced in the city and provide scope for
municipal action to promote an environmentally sustainable city.

26. Water Supply
 Water in the Spanish Metropolitan Region of Barcelona is provided
by a variety of companies (public, semi-public and private). Local,
supra-local and regional institutions are in charge of aspects such as
sewers, flood control works and wastewater treatment facilities.
 Part of the cost of these activities is financed by consumers through
taxes included in the water bills. This makes Barcelona the most
expensive city in Spain for water. Over the last 8 years, a significant
social revolt has arisen in which some 80,000 families in the
metropolitan area refuse to pay the taxes included in their water bills.