Urban development, power coalitions and citizens participation in Barcelona: a narrative from a critical geography approach
From a critical geography approach, the article addresses the debate on the characteristics of governance and urban and economic development strategies in Barcelona. It analyzes the gradual reorientation of local policies, from a management and social redistribution approach that began in the eight...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asociación Española de Geografía
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles |
| Online Access: | https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/2219 |
| Summary: | From a critical geography approach, the article addresses the debate on the characteristics
of governance and urban and economic development strategies in Barcelona. It analyzes the
gradual reorientation of local policies, from a management and social redistribution approach
that began in the eighties, to a policy dominated by image promotion and capital gains from land development. It identifies the turning point in this process, the characteristics of the
agents involved and their decision-making dynamics, addressing the changes in marketing
and planning narrative since 2010, from the urban to the metropolitan scale. The article
concludes with a statement on the need for more inclusive local governance.
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| ISSN: | 0212-9426 2605-3322 |