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Barcelona, a digital technology hub

The charts point to Barcelona as a leading hub of the new economy, which is developed around information and communication technologies (ICT). In recent years...

Adolescents under pressureThe discourse trap that drives young people into precariousness

Julia Rosanna Sánchez-Valverde

Individualism and competitiveness have encroached on many aspects of young people’s lives...

Adolescents under pressureUnwanted loneliness: when being connected isn’t enough

Sandra Escapa

Unwanted loneliness is not just linked to ageing. On the contrary, some studies reveal...

Adolescents under pressureThe teenage brain, a time of change and transformation

David Bueno i Torrens

During adolescence, morphological and physiological changes take place that have a...

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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,...

A new energy model for the cityEnergy, the agent of change for cities in the 21st century

Joan Herrera

The city, as a great guzzler of energy produced outside its borders, is committed to an energy transition that will allow for its decarbonisation. The first pillar is...

A new energy model for the cityPerceptions and conflicts surrounding energy use

Josep Espluga Trenc

Besides energy prices, one of the main public concerns, there is another unresolved issue: the opposition generated by the location of energy infrastructures,...

A new energy model for the cityThe end of the era of abundance

Marcel Coderch

The economic, social and political model developed over the last 150 years simply cannot be sustained for physical...

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