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The future of tourism depends on ensuring visitors do not wear out their welcome. Giving locals more of a say in tourism can help ensure they share in the benefits and minimise the costs.
Smart cities need places for people to engage in meaningful ways, and cohousing is one model of smart citizen development.
Advertising as a life story – this clever campaign branded a Spanish beer with a sense of belonging.
As cities become 'smarter', they need more and more objects fitted with technology. We need to think about designing these objects to accommodate computers, which often break down and create e-waste.
A sociologist interviewed hundreds of immigrants in New York, Barcelona and Paris. Here's what they say those cities get right — and do wrong — when integrating foreign-born residents.
By expanding our understanding of streets and enhancing their design, every street corner could become a space to socialise, to exercise, to play, or to trade.
Want to understand the Catalan election? You need to go back a long way.
At many popular destinations, residents are protesting against crowding, rowdy visitors and low wages. With some research, travelers can use their visits to enrich host areas instead of harming them.
With the rise of the knowledge-based economy, fab labs, maker spaces and more, cities are being transformed into production centres. This dynamic movement is ripe with promise, but also has risks.
We rarely see residents of a city successfully push back in defence of their needs against the power of finance capital, which seeks to make money from the city. But Barcelona shows it can be done.
Barcelona has become the test case for separatists Europe over.
The situation in Catalonia is ripe for widespread civil disobedience against the Spanish government.
Despite the inevitable transition costs for both sides, there may also be some benefits to a split.
The European Union is quick to condemn countries like Venezuela and Turkey when they engage in anti-democratic tactics. So why is it so silent on Spain's treatment of the Catalan?
The football club has long been central to Catalan identity and is central to the region's independence vote.
When you put together the efforts of the Spanish authorities to curb media coverage of the Catalan referendum, you have a deeply worrying picture.
These lists have been all the rage this summer – but they haven't calmed tensions between visitors and hosts much.
Everyone can stop talking about money for a few months. But expect more records to be set next year.
The boulevard runs through the heart of the city, drives its tourist economy and acts as a symbol of life in Catalonia.
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