Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0003-0230-7287
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
Urbanisation and environmental degradation pose significant challenges to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and food pro- duction. The Bioagricorridors strategy addresses this by inte- grating agroecology in the urban environment, emphasising the continuity principle to connect diverse ecosystems through green infrastructure. Employing a mapping strategy, bioagricorridors bridge theory and space, using maps as communication tools and deep mapping to explore multi-layered, digital cartographic representations. This approach aids in addressing pressing urban conditions, enhancing genetic diversity, and improving soil and water quality. The exploration uses Barcelona as a case study, a city marked by historical urban planning shifts and landscape fragmentation. Taking into account the already existing initia- tives like the Poble Nou Superblock and the Barcelona Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan 2020, the bioagricorridors strategies aimed at implementing partially edible and biodiverse continuous corridors. This urban strategy involves transforming sealed surfaces, incorporating treated wastewater, and intro- ducing livestock to restore degraded land. The synergy between urban agriculture and wastewater systems enhances resilience, positively impacting soil regeneration, and fostering biodiversi- ty. The strategy engages an eco-friendly urban agriculture sys- tem, involving residents in design decisions and creating spaces for interaction with nature while addressing local food pro- duction needs. Bioagricorridors serve as a spatial exploration, translating abstract issues into specific contexts and facilitating the imagination of better urban conditions. It also pays attention to incoming challenges, such as infrastructure requirements and potential societal concerns and conflicts, requiring further de- velopment for a plausible future. The Bioagricorridors strategy represents a holistic approach to address global trends in en- vironmentally negative practices, biodiversity loss, and climate change through innovative urban interventions.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Designing Resilience: Strategies for the sustainable development and understanding of urban complexity
First Page
178
Last Page
191
Recommended Citation
Capra-Ribeiro, F., & Vegezzi, F. (2025). Bioagricorridors: Uban ecosystem networks to enhance biological diversity, ecosystem services and food production in Barcelona, Spain. Designing Resilience: Strategies for the sustainable development and understanding of urban complexity, 178-191. https://doi.org/https://gup.unige.it/Designing-Resilience