Smart contradictions: The politics of making Barcelona a Self-sufficient city

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 816-830

  March, Hug ^a   Ribera Fumaz, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

District heating; infrastructure; self sufficient city; smart city; Spain; sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; REDEVELOPMENT; SMART CITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

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

EID: 84989916824     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776414554488     Document Type: Article

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