The Transformation of the 'Barcelona Model': An Analysis of Culture, Urban Regeneration and Governance

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1022-1038

  Degen, Mónica ^a   García, Marisol ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Culture; Governance; Redevelopment; Social justice; Spain; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REDEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84865598240     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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