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Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook. City diplomacy in times of conflict
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook’s academic and professional career is in the purest Atlanticist tradition. Specialising in the interface between foreign policy and cities,...
The struggle surrounding street and square names in democratic Barcelona
The changes made to the names of the city’s streets and squares are a reflection of each municipal mandate. By action or omission, the names of streets and squares...
A new energy model for the cityAccelerate the transition to a new energy model
We are beginning to see results after 30 years of policies to reduce emissions. Fossil fuel disinvestment is a...
A new energy model for the cityEnergy, the agent of change for cities in the 21st century
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
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 cityPublic electricity suppliers, a new tool for energy change
Faced with the current situation of soaring energy prices, cooperative and public electricity suppliers can contribute enormously to the energy transition to bring...
A new energy model for the cityThe city and the challenge of a just transition
Energy is a right. Although local government does not have powers in the major domains of energy...
“The spirit of patronage has been very much lost, and that saddens me”
Antoni Vila Casas
Antoni Vila Casas (Barcelona, 1930) has long donated part of his fortune to philanthropic projects. The foundation he set up has two directions: in the social...
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