SubjectCitizenship and inclusion
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...
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...
La Rambla, one of Barcelona’s most iconic thoroughfares, is undergoing a transformation led by the KM_Zero...
The paradox is this: the more people oppose tourism, the more tourists there are. And this contradiction is...
Residents’ perception of the expansion of urban tourism, which is increasingly blurring the boundaries...
The touristification of the world is clearly illustrated by the phenomenon of digital nomads – typically...
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...
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...
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