The plan in figures

A habitable and civic environment

  • 5 million

    visitors to the beaches

  • 10088 metres

    of free access to the seafront

  • 14 km

    of cycle lanes along the coastline

Awareness-raising and environmental education around the sea

  • 236 educational

    sea and coastline activities in Barcelona

  • 40 entities

    offering educational activities 

  • 100 schools

    in Barcelona that include the sea in their curricula 

Sustainable environment

  • 9000 m2

    of sand loss on the beaches between 2015 and 2022

  • 7.66 Overall

    rating of 7.66 out of 10 from beach users 

  • 2768 m2

    of real green area in the coastal neighbourhoods

The blue economy and innovation

  • 15000 direct jobs

    in Barcelona (1.4%), mainly in maritime transport and port activities

    * Font: Dades internes de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona, 2019, a partir de dades SABI i Camerdata 2019. Nota: es consideren exclusivament valors directes.

  • 4 billions euros

    annual turnover in Barcelona (4.3% of GDP) 

  • 30 research groups

    focused on advanced maritime science (15 CSIC groups, 11 from the UB and 6 from the UPC).