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DossierTourism: The danger of being too successful

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulRethinking tourism

Like many other cities with global prominence, Barcelona has witnessed an exponential rise in the number of visitors in a very short space of time: from 4.4 million in 2004 to 20...

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulDynamics and challenges in urban tourism

Residents’ perception of the expansion of urban tourism, which is increasingly blurring the boundaries...

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulUrban strategies for alternative tourism

The paradox is this: the more people oppose tourism, the more tourists there are. And this contradiction is...

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulTourism in Barcelona: we’re on the right track

For tourism to have a positive impact on the citizens of Barcelona, its capacity and its pressure on the...

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulReclaiming La Rambla for the people of Barcelona

La Rambla, one of Barcelona’s most iconic thoroughfares, is undergoing a transformation led by the KM_Zero...

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“My political beliefs never influenced my professional decisions”

José María Mena

José María Mena admits that, if it were up to him, he would never have retired. He is, and always has, been a fighter who likes to be on the front lines. For years, he led the...

Facades of the street Carrer d’en Botella in the Raval neighbourhood. © Ajuntament de Barcelona / Laura Guerrero
Ciutat Vella in the mirror

Federico García Lorca once said that the essence of “great, eternal and incorruptible” Barcelona was found in Ciutat Vella. Specifically, on La Rambla, which he described as...

A demonstration in Barcelona on 23 November 2024 calling for a reduction in rental prices. © Ajuntament de Barcelona
Regulating rent prices: The impact of the housing law in Barcelona

Rental prices in Barcelona have changed direction, breaking a two-year cycle of consistent increases. During this period, prices rose steadily, reaching an average of €1,200 per...

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Mandy Barker. The photographer of marine plastic waste

For the past fifteen years, Mandy Barker has devoted herself entirely to documenting plastic pollution in the oceans and seas. Her work has been exhibited in some of the world’s...

Noise in the city and its impact on health

Repeated exposure to noise is considered a major public health issue due to its effects on people’s health and well-being. Consequently, it is becoming a growing concern. As a physical...

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Social media: Allies of the public or threats to democracy?

Our perception of social media has been turned on its head. These platforms first gained media attention for their crucial role in organising social movements like the Arab...

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Marta Orriols: “I never once thought, ‘I want to be a writer, and I’ll get published’”

Marta Orriols

We are at Casa Fuster, the modernist building designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner on Passeig de Gràcia. Now a luxury hotel, we sit on a maroon velvet sofa. On the...

Oficina Ciutadana de Memòries Sintèriques [Citizens’ Office of Synthetic Memories] by Domestic Data Streamers at Disseny Hub Barcelona. © Imatges Barcelona / Júlia Arnau
Artificial intelligence bursts onto the creative and cultural scene

New times are ahead, and they will change everything. Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing about a significant shift in the economic and business sectors, as...

Tierno Galván, Narcís Serra and other invited authorities at the San Isidro celebrations in 1981. © Imagen Fotógrafos / Biblioteca Pública Arús
The two sides of Tierno Galván’s personality

In 2012, the son of Enrique Tierno Galván donated his father’s personal archive to Barcelona. This collection was entrusted to the Gran Logia Simbólica Española [Symbolic Grand...

Nexus: Power is information

I read Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari before it became a global publishing sensation and long before the author emerged as a cult figure in Silicon Valley and Davos. This admission...

Rember Yahuarcani, Aquells altres mons (díptic), acrílic sobre llenç, 2024. Cortesia de l'artista. © Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
A paradise threatened by greed

One of the historical events underpinning the extraordinary exhibition Amazons. The Ancestral Future, on display until 4 May at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (...

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Montjuïc 1971

Jackie Stewart pulls up in front of the Tyrrell garage at the stadium, slows to a stop, and, without taking his hands off the steering wheel, briefly closes his eyes. When he...

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