Logistics and metropolitan restructuration in Barcelona area

Abstract

Logistics is a set of activities for the maintenance of the world economic globalization. The territorial impact of numerous logistic nodes has implied an authentic restructuration of the Barcelona metropolitan area. The case of Barcelona has a special relevance in Spain because of the existence of an important international container port, a big mass of consumers in the influence area, a dense fast road network with high traffic capacity and the nearness to other European countries. This article is based on the study of economic data of Public Sector Company that promote this kind of economic activities. These information types are complemented on one hand by information of companies has our logistic node in this area and, on the other hand by real state reports. From this analysis we can conclude that logistic nodes every time more and more far away from the metropolitan center has a great deal of influence in metropolitan restructuring.