Area: Industrial parks

Meeting of the Mobility Commission on sustainable mobility strategies in economic activity industrial parks

On 24 February last, Pacte Industrial of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region held a Mobility Commission meeting in which sustainable mobility has been addressed in areas of economic activity. The meeting was organised with the support of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM), the result of the historic collaboration between the two entities. Xavier Sanyer, head of […]

The Industrial Pact emphasises the importance of commercial services in the competitiveness of industrial parks

With the collaboration of the Àmbit B30 Association, the Industrial Pact of the Barcelona Metropolitana Region has organised a conference titled ‘The commercial environment of industrial parks: an issue of competitiveness’ to analyse the potential of the interaction between industrial spaces and urban commercial spaces. There has been debate about how industrial parks with more […]

Commercial Services and Attractiveness of the Industrial Parks in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region

Cities have always acted as magnets, attracting innovation and creating wealth. Much of the economic activity they generate has been concentrated in industrial parks. However, these industrial areas have not always enjoyed a fluid dialogue with their urban counterparts. Consequently, this study explores the potential of the interaction between industrial areas and those of a […]

The Present and Future of Industrial Parks: Beyond Their Transformation

Since the 2008 crisis, there has been a change in the valuation of industrial activity and, in turn, industrial parks. All public administrations have increased their attention to and investments in plans to improve the competitiveness of such spaces. Nevertheless, these improvements are designed and implemented based on objectives that follow the logic of replacing […]

Presentation of Pacte Industrial’s Paper 5 and discussion of the challenge of reformatting the industrial parks

The document “Present i futur dels polígons industrials: més enllà de la seva transformació” (The present and future of industrial parks: beyond their transformation), which was prepared by urban planner Maria Buhigas, aims to encourage discussion of the transformation of the industrial parks, with a view to addressing the complexity of a new, dynamic and […]

Promoting energy transition in industrial parks, a good opportunity through which to boost industry from a municipal level

The Pacte Industrial of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region presented on 14th July the document “Guide on Local Initiatives Towards Energy Transition in Industrial Parks”, drawn up by Verónica Kuchinow and Anna Lluís, of Símbiosy, with becomes the 13th Dossier of the Pacte Industrial association, coordinated by Carles Rivera. The presentation took place at the Masia […]