SubjectDemography and population
A number of new initiatives aimed at halting the decline of Barcelona’s old theatre boulevard are offering fresh hope. The new Paral·lel is beginning to take shape, not just...
Since time immemorial, human history has been shaped by the constant movement of people: hundreds of thousands fleeing or relocating due to economic hardship, war, climate change...
Today, as it was fifty years ago, it is impossible to understand daily life in the Barcelona metropolitan area without acknowledging – and giving due weight to –...
Barcelona’s metro made its first journey on 30 December 1924. In its early days, this transport had a distinctly bourgeois character and elitist fares, consisting of just four stations...
Time associated with work – whether paid or unpaid – is a central aspect of how people organise their lives...
In our lives, we have to juggle two different kinds of time: the productive system’s clock time and the time...
It’s not a secret that Barcelona has an increasingly ageing population. But what impact does the declining birth rate have on the planning of infrastructure like schools and...
The small wheels of Piero and Anton’s suitcases rattle against the pavement. The sound rips through the silence enveloping Carrer Gran de Sant Andreu, while the sun beats down on...
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