9 minutes agoBarcelona's new chairwoman: We don't expand the airport, we don't want more tourists
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Barcelona's newly-elected city mayor, Ada Colau, has pledged to limit the number of ships with tourists that will be allowed to stop at the seaport of this city and that it will reject the expansion of the airport, saying: “We do not have endless capabilities of”. Colau said these restrictions would be [...]
Colau said these restrictions would reduce the level of pollution in the city, where air quality is constantly off the standard of the World Health Organization for the allowed nitrogen dioxide limit.
These measures would also affect reducing the number of tourists in the city. Controling an extraordinary number of tourists is a priority on the city council of Barcelona.
According to a survey that took place last year with Barcelona's residents, they estimate tourists are the second biggest problem, shortly after the lack of affordable housing, which is also caused by increased tourist residences.
On next Wednesday, local authorities are expected to announce the climate emergency situation and will present plans to expand the low-scale gaszone and stop circulation for polluting vehicles.
During the past year alone, more than 2.5 million tourists arrived in Barcelona by ship. Analysts say they contribute little to the city's development, because each spends on average just 57 euros during the short stay in this country, writes the Guardian”.
