Transforming Barcelona : The Renewal of a European Metropolis

"This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban planning and economic regeneration amongst built environment professionals. The redesign of square parks and streets throughout the city in the 1980s first attracted attention and praise and then the 1992 Olympics hosted in the city raised international awareness. The city received many awards and accolades including a Gold Medal from the RIBA. The selection of writings is well illustrated throughout with maps, drawings and photographs and will be of interest to architects, planners and urban designers as well as those interested in the social and economic impacts of regeneration."--Publisher description Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban -- Nuria Benach Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban -- Nuria Benach -- Jordi Borja ... [et al.] -- PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban -- Nuria Benach -- Jordi Borja ... [et al.] -- PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES -- Barcelona Regional S.A. Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban -- Nuria Benach -- Jordi Borja ... [et al.] -- PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES -- Barcelona Regional S.A. -- Oriol Clos -- PART 3. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction / -- Tim Marshall -- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED -- Oriol Nello -- Nico Calavita, -- Amador Ferrer -- Pasqual Maragall -- Oriol Bohigas -- Jordi Borja -- Juli Esteban -- Nuria Benach -- Jordi Borja ... [et al.] -- PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES -- Barcelona Regional S.A. -- Oriol Clos -- PART 3. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES -- Mari Paz Balibrea Introduction /-- Tim Marshall-- PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED-- Oriol Nello-- Nico Calavita,-- Amador Ferrer-- Pasqual Maragall-- Oriol Bohigas-- Jordi Borja-- Juli Esteban-- Nuria Benach-- Jordi Borja ... [et al.]-- PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES-- Barcelona Regional S.A.-- Oriol Clos-- PART 3. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES-- Mari Paz Balibrea-- Enric Tello Introduction /Tim Marshall PART 1. WHAT HAPPENED tUrban dynamics, public policies and governance in the metropolitan region of Barcelona /rOriol Nello Behind Barcelona's success story - citizen movements and planners' power /Nico Calavita,Amador Ferrer Governing Barcelona /Pasqual Maragall Ten points for an urban methodology /Oriol Bohigas The city, democracy and governability: the case of Barcelona /Jordi Borja The planning project: bringing value to the periphery, recovering the centre /Juli Esteban Public spaces in Barcelona 1980-2000 /Nuria Benach Public space development in Barcelona - some examples /Jordi Borja ... [et al.] PART 2. PRESENT AND FUTURES Barcelona's new projects /Barcelona Regional S.A. The transformation of Poblenou: the new 22@ district /Oriol Clos PART 3. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES Urbanism, culture and the post-industrial city: challenging the "Barcelona Model" /Mari Paz Balibrea Changing course? Principles and tools for local sustainability /Enric Tello. Annotation This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban planning and economic regeneration amongst built environment professionals. The redesign of square parks and streets throughout the city in the 1980s first attracted attention and praise and then the 1992 Olympics hosted in the city raised international awareness. The city received many awards and accolades including a Gold Medal from the RIBA. The selection of writings is well illustrated throughout with maps, drawings and photographs and will be of interest to architects, planners and urban designers as well as those interested in the social and economic impacts of regeneration As a city, is Barcelona particularly different from many others in Europe, especially in southern Europe?