+69.000ha
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Today, cities represent 3 % of the planet's surface and concentrate more than 50 % of the population. A figure that will rise to 70 % by 2050. In addition, cities generate more than 80 % of the world's gross domestic product (GDP).
In addition to facilitating access to essential services for life - such as energy and water - ACCIONA contributes to making cities places of productive well-being in which to live, favouring people's socio-economic development.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy accounts for 74 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The services business of ACCIONA has performed adaptation work in certain areas of the Tarragona coast through actions aimed at improving the vegetation cover in sand and pine areas and the reduction of the visual impact caused by the existing breakwater.
In the area of vegetal and landscaping regeneration, it involves beaches with a total extension of 69,738.43, 9,143.75 ha. corresponding to Roc de Sant Gaietà, 8,810.97 ha. to the Cambrils promenade and 51.705,18 ha. to Montroig.
The tasks comprise the revegetation of breakwaters with different techniques, plantations in sand, forestry cleaning in coves and the maintenance of these procedures over two years.
The R&D&i department, led by a team of engineers and biologists, performed in situ experiments to reduce the degradation of the Tarragona coast line, which suffers strong anthropic pressure. As a result of this work, new innovative techniques have been developed to place retaining mesh in breakwaters, supervised and validated by the Quality, Environment and Sustainability department.
General information
- Customer: Tragsa
- Commencement of contract: 2010
- Location: Tarragona
- Services: vegetation and landscaping regeneration
- Aggregates: 69.738,43 ha.