SubjectHousing
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...
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...
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...
Economic inequality is conducive to individualism. Living in unequal societies makes us more concerned about our social position; the greater the difference, the...
A decade after the worst real estate bubble in history burst, access to housing is still one of the major social problems. And it is because states operate as another...
Joan Margarit
Joan Margarit is travelling through old age with a complete published oeuvre that grows as he writes new poems and books such as Per tenir casa cal guanyar la...
Far from everyday use, the current consumption of urban space is eliminating the political functions and collective identity functions traditionals...
“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....
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