SubjectCitizenship and inclusion
A day in the life of Barcelona
In the course of a day, 1,660,314 people constantly breathing and on the move generate a great number of movements, interactions, needs, aspirations… In a year, 11,...
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. City diplomacy in times of conflict
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook’s academic and professional career is in the purest Atlanticist tradition. Specialising in the interface between foreign policy and cities,...
A new energy model for the cityEnergy crisis and vulnerability
Low-income households are those most affected by the rising prices of basic utilities and are also those with the fewest tools to help them cope with the situation....
A new energy model for the cityThe city and the challenge of a just transition
Energy is a right. Although local government does not have powers in the major domains of energy...
'Cròniques del fang'. When journalists wandered the streets
Through the book Cròniques del fang [Mud Chronicles], Jaume Fabre pays a fitting tribute to the journalist Josep Maria Huertas Claveria and the...
Redesigning the city’s cultural fabric
In 2021, Barcelona City Council adopted a Cultural Rights Plan designed to strengthen social cohesion through the recognition of the right to cultural...
Digital technologies, the new driving force behind Barcelona’s economy
Thanks to the confirmation in July of the city as the permanent home of the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona is enhancing its appeal as a development hub for...
An uncertain future'Ok, doomer'. Climate anxiety and imaginaries of collapse
The collective expression of fear turns individual anxiety into collective paralysis, and, as far as the climate crisis is concerned, this is the fastest and surest...
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