Retrat d'Oriol Estela Barnet

Economist and geographer

Oriol Estela Barnet has been a local economic development professional since 1995, first in private consulting and later at Barcelona Provincial Council. 

He is currently the general coordinator of the Barcelona Metropolitan Strategic Plan (PEMB) and technical coordinator of the Barcelona-UPF Chair of Local Economic Policy.

Articles by Oriol Estela Barnet

Il·lustració © Maria Corte
The futures of workWorking in the post-COVID metropolis

The pandemic has hastened the uptake of remote work and reflections have burgeoned on the changes it is bringing and how it is transforming the city. Many...

Il·lustració © Ana Yael Zareceansky. Dues persones es troben assegudes en uns balancins, cadascuna sobre un precipici. Entre les dues persones es veu un pont que aquestes dues persones estan teixint.
Building the metropolisThe era of re-balancing economic policies with global projection

One of the essential questions with which cities like Barcelona are currently grappling is how can we combine economic success in global terms with local...

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