Previous page, Figure 4/28 (top - Villa Olímpica) and Figure 4/29 (bottom - Rambla de Poble Nou): Diversity could be located in single points along a block or could be distributed across the block. This difference does not show up in the analysis but could provide a big difference in how a place is used.
incomes which also contain little commercial activity or space for it (Bon Pastor, Pomar and Badalona). Areas with high density and lower income do support a variety of commercial areas both within the city (Raval and Barceloneta) and on the outer neighbourhoods (El Prat, Gavà and Sta Coloma). Some high income areas with higher population densities (Sarià, Eixample and Villa Oplimpica) also contain a higher number of shops and entertainment venues. Further research, if data were available, would correlate job ratios at a census district level in terms of availability of shops to find complimentarity between levels of jobs, population density and proximity to necessary goods and services.
These findings cannot be easily linked to mobility patterns based on available data. Nor, based on available data, can it be shown that urban areas with high levels of commercial activity also are associated with lower mobility patterns. Such conclusions require a qualitative analysis of user behaviour. However residents of sites which do not support diversity will clearly want to travel to find the goods or services they need – which would have clear implications for energy consumption. Land-Use distribution
Land- use mixes can provide an indication of the allowance for diversity where a greater level of diversity also hosts a greater level of local needs to be met. While this does Figure 4/30: Land use mix, by sector for the municipality of Barcelona only.
It can be concluded that areas with diverse commercial activity are found in areas with available commercial space, and they are associated with moderate to high density and low-median income or high density with lower income groups. Based on these observations, sites such as Bellvitge with moderate income and moderate density are underperforming due to a lack of commercial space. 113