Population suburbanization in Barcelona, 1991–2005: Is its spatial structure changing? |
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| Authors: | Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;2. Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;1. School of Geography, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai St., HaiDian District, Beijing 100875, China;2. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Nature Resources Research, Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences,11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China;3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 49, Beijing 100049, China;4. Urban-Rural Planning Administration Center, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, No.9 San Li He Road, Beijing 100835, China;5. Centre for Urban Planning and Transport Studies, School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Yiheyuan Road 5, Beijing 100871, China |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this article is to determine whether population suburbanization is occurring in Barcelona and, if so, how it is organized spatially. This issue is addressed through an analysis of the spatial structure of the population of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region and its evolution between 1991 and 2005. The ultimate aim is to determine whether there is a process of population suburbanization during these 15 years and, if this is the case, whether it arises according to a dispersed or a polycentric model. The results are consistent with a polycentric model for 1991 and 2005. However, this spatial structure is changing because of the process of suburbanization, which is affecting both the central business district and subcenters. During this same period, it is found that the role played by transport infrastructure in determining the spatial structure is becoming stronger. Without considering this latter result, it would appear that the dispersed model would best describe the next spatial stage. On the other hand, if the role played by transport infrastructure is taken into consideration, the next spatial stage would be an accessibility model in which population concentrates along freeways and highways. |
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