Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)

This article deals with cooperation and friendship agreements as a mechanism for learning, exchange and mobility of urban planning models between cities of North and global South. It analyzes the relations maintained by Medellín and Barcelona during the last two decades. First, the article traces th...

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Main Author: Isabel Duque Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iberoamericana / Vervuert 2020-07-01
Series:Iberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal
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Online Access:https://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/2708
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description This article deals with cooperation and friendship agreements as a mechanism for learning, exchange and mobility of urban planning models between cities of North and global South. It analyzes the relations maintained by Medellín and Barcelona during the last two decades. First, the article traces the different forms of cooperation and solidarity between these cities, with their main milestones, agendas and actors involved. Second, identify the learning process in each city, emphasizing the features of the Barcelona model present in the recent transformation of Medellin. The paper reveals how those cooperation relations have contributed to the Medellín recognition as an urban reference in the international arena and at the same time to redefine the circulation flows of urban policies.
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spelling doaj.art-ec8d0e218b6e4b1fb478a306adfd14eb2022-12-22T02:38:44ZengIberoamericana / VervuertIberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal1577-33882255-520X2020-07-01207410112410.18441/ibam.20.2020.74.101-1242053Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)Isabel Duque FrancoThis article deals with cooperation and friendship agreements as a mechanism for learning, exchange and mobility of urban planning models between cities of North and global South. It analyzes the relations maintained by Medellín and Barcelona during the last two decades. First, the article traces the different forms of cooperation and solidarity between these cities, with their main milestones, agendas and actors involved. Second, identify the learning process in each city, emphasizing the features of the Barcelona model present in the recent transformation of Medellin. The paper reveals how those cooperation relations have contributed to the Medellín recognition as an urban reference in the international arena and at the same time to redefine the circulation flows of urban policies.https://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/2708urban policy mobilitydecentralized cooperationbarcelona modelmedellín model
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Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
Iberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal
urban policy mobility
decentralized cooperation
barcelona model
medellín model
title Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
title_full Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
title_fullStr Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
title_full_unstemmed Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
title_short Medellín-Barcelona: Redefining the Ways of Cooperation and Urban Policy Circulation (1995-2017)
title_sort medellin barcelona redefining the ways of cooperation and urban policy circulation 1995 2017
topic urban policy mobility
decentralized cooperation
barcelona model
medellín model
url https://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/2708
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