SubjectHousing
The Land Use Plan for Ciutat Vella: Protecting community life
Since 1992, different Land Use Plans have been implemented in Ciutat Vella to regulate economic activities and urban planning licences. The most recent one, approved...
The city after the pandemicUrban planning and architecture for a new normality
It is at times of crisis that today’s deficiencies and challenges become increasingly apparent. Fortunately, future priorities may also come out stronger. The Covid-...
The generational gapThe policies sought by the new generations
The design of the current welfare state and the social and economic reality facing young people today suggest that their demands will be more of a qualitative (a...
The generational gapWhen stability seems utopian
In recent decades, job insecurity has taken root in society and affects younger generations in particular. The delay in gaining access to decent employment postpones...
Hermitage, the museum project rattling the Barceloneta neighbourhood
The possible arrival of the Hermitage Museum to the port of Barcelona is met with scepticism and discord in the Barceloneta neighbourhood. While some believe it will...
Who does the reversal of a public land designation affect? The cases of Satalia and Font de la Guatlla
Classed as green areas by the General Metropolitan Plan, the small neighbourhoods of Satalia and Font de la Guatlla have long lived under the threat of expropriation...
Lessons from the crisisSocial innovation: different responses from organized citizens
In the face of the post-crisis neoliberal siren calls, crying out for individual responsibility, civil society has organized itself to provide a collective response...
Lessons from the crisisDisparity drives us further apart: psychological effects of economic inequality
Economic inequality is conducive to individualism. Living in unequal societies makes us more concerned about our social position; the greater the difference, the...
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