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From top-down urban planning to culturally sensitive planning? Urban renewal and artistic activism in a neo-bohemian district in Barcelona.
- Source :
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Journal of Urban Affairs . 2022, Vol. 44 Issue 4/5, p524-544. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The city of Barcelona in general and its historic center in particular have undergone a sea change from an industrial city to a global tourism and service center. Some authors argue that urban renewal schemes are ruining the heritage of cities. However, Barcelona showcases a kind of urban renewal which is culture-led yet conserves the city's unique identity. This paper shows that in Barcelona's case, the relationship between urban branding and urban renewal is dialectical and disputed rather than top-down and by dictate. Thus, in the case of the Raval district, the urban and cultural planning led by local government and cultural institutions is part of a concerted effort to turn a blighted area plagued by social problems into a new global cultural district. The renewal scheme brings the district's activists and artists into the picture to come up with an inclusive, bottom-up approach to planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07352166
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4/5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Urban Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156581293
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2020.1811114