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Bloc4.coop
Trust T1
- Climate Zones
- Mediterranean
- Regenerative Focus
- Urban sustainability, cooperative housing
About this land node
A cooperative focused on sustainable housing and community spaces in Barcelona, promoting eco-friendly living and social equity.
Overview
- Project Vision
- To provide sustainable housing and community spaces
- Project Purpose
- To create affordable, sustainable housing while fostering community collaboration and ecological practices.
- Project Title
- Cooperative Housing and Community Space
- Political Location
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ecology & biodiversity
- Flora & Fauna
- Urban trees, small gardens, birds
- Keystone species
- Common swifts (urban ecosystem indicators)
- Biodiversity context
- Moderate biodiversity in urban context
- Ecological corridors
- Links Eixample to nearby green spaces
- Natural boundaries
- Urban boundaries of Eixample district
- Ecosystem unity
- Mediterranean urban ecosystem
Climate & water
- Climate Zones
- Mediterranean
- Rainfall patterns
- Rainy season from October to April, drier summers
- Average Rainfall
- 600-700 mm per year
- Temperature Extremes
- 30°C to 5°C
- Average Temperature
- 15-20°C
- Watershed
- Barcelona watershed
- Aquifers & groundwater
- Groundwater resources, limited use
- Nearby water bodies
- Near Besòs River (5 km)
Land & terrain
- Elevation & slope
- 10-50 meters, flat
- Landforms
- Urban plain
- Soil Types
- Urban soil with amendments
- Soil health
- Improving through urban gardening
- Erosion risk
- Low, mitigated by urban planning
- Natural resources
- Water, solar energy
- Renewable resource potential
- Solar panels, rainwater harvesting
People & history
- Land Acknowledgements
- Honors historical Barcelona communities
- Traditional ecological knowledge
- Traditional urban gardening knowledge
- Human Cultures
- Mixed urban communities, focus on cooperatives
- Cultural landscapes
- Cooperative housing, community gardens
- Recent land history
- Historically residential, now cooperative-focused
Regenerative practice
- Regenerative Focus
- Urban sustainability, cooperative housing
- Regenerative Methodologies
- Community-led design, green roofs
- Environmental objectives
- Reduce carbon footprint, enhance green spaces
- Community objectives
- Support cooperative living, empower residents
- Community engagement
- Workshops, resident meetings
- Economic Model
- Cooperative fees, grants
Impact
- Expressed Impact
- Built 50+ units, engaged 200+ residents
- Key impact metrics
- Houses built, residents engaged
Visiting & links
- Nearest urban centres
- 1 km from central Barcelona
- Website
- https://bloc4.coop/en/