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(Re)Writing the City from Within: An Exploratory Approach to Sustainable Urban Morphologies from the Dialogue Between Public Space and Public Transport in Barcelona’s Trambesòs

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  • Emilio Reyes-Schade

    (Department of Architecture and Design, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Carlos Grande-Ayala

    (Department of Spatial Organization, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, Antiguo Cuscatlán 01501, El Salvador)

  • Ayman Imam

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdulrhman M. Gbban

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

  • Maher Summan

    (Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdullah Saeed Karban

    (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Umm Alqura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Majrashi

    (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Umm Alqura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohammed Alamoudi

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Research on urban transport and mobility through everyday practices has generated new theoretical and methodological approaches to achieve more sustainable urban morphologies. This paper focuses on the characterization of the process of urban (re)qualification through the binomial of public space–public transport, based on the analysis of Trambesòs tramway in Barcelona, from 2004 to the present. This methodology consisted of an exploratory morphological analysis that identified patterns derived from punctual interventions, articulation axes, and saturation pieces in the urban fabric. The results revealed three main morphological patterns: the configuration of a particular character in each public space intervention associated with the tramway, the morphological improvement and dynamization of the urban fabric, and the transformation of the city’s image through the standardization of accessibility conditions, a key social sustainability indicator. In the discussion, the results are triangulated with the concepts of urban morphology and social processes and compared with quantitative studies, which can serve as a foundation for further in-depth research. In conclusion, the tramway has facilitated a transition from urban discontinuity and segregation to continuity and cohesion, highlighting the impact of the public space–public transport binomial on more sustainable urban morphologies. This contributes to how urban morphological analysis provides new approaches to understanding public transport as an extension of public space and support for urban habitability.

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  • Emilio Reyes-Schade & Carlos Grande-Ayala & Ayman Imam & Abdulrhman M. Gbban & Maher Summan & Abdullah Saeed Karban & Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Majrashi & Mohammed Alamoudi, 2024. "(Re)Writing the City from Within: An Exploratory Approach to Sustainable Urban Morphologies from the Dialogue Between Public Space and Public Transport in Barcelona’s Trambesòs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-24, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:22:p:9667-:d:1515096
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