SubjectEconomy and business
Building the metropolisThe era of re-balancing economic policies with global projection
One of the essential questions with which cities like Barcelona are currently grappling is how can we combine economic success in global terms with local...
Building the metropolisModels and key variables of metropolitan governance
The governance of metropolitan areas is a recurring issue on the political agenda. There is no single formula since each city has its peculiarities due to...
Home, much more than just real estate
“All housing is political” asserted David Madden on his recent visit to Barcelona to present his book In Defense of Housing, co-authored with Peter Marcuse....
Building the metropolisFrom the right to the city to the right to the metropolis
Most of the world’s population is urban, and cities are where all the tensions and challenges of the 21st century are expressed today. With a new municipalism, we can...
Building the metropolisA new metropolitan governance
New economic, social and environmental issues cannot be addressed solely at a municipal level. It is time to consider a new model of institutional integration that...
Digital cityBarcelona in figures: Industry 4.0
Information and communications technologies are a strategic sector in a city’s economy, not just because of the volume of investment and jobs they generate,...
Digital cityChallenges and opportunities of the platform economy for cities
The platform economy generates considerable challenges and opportunities. It’s necessary to to distinguish truly collaborative platforms, which must be promoted and...
How to turn the creative market around block by block
Blockchain fans highlight that we may be witnessing the start of a new infrastructure which will revolutionise the relations between small and large agents,...