Ricard Pié wrote the article "La gestione della costa in Spagna: un'esperienza straordinaria", included in the book Passeggiate lungo molti mari, a complete study on the sea promenades all along Europe and America. Ricard Pié's article presents how the Spanish coast has been managed from 1983 to the first years of the XXIst century. Within this period the coast has been conquered and renewed, beaches have been regenerated, and the sea front has been upgraded.