5.c Barcelona case study

Question 1

how many residents are in barcelona?

Answer 1

1.6 mil inhabitants

Question 2

Barcelona background info

Answer 2

• Spain’s 2nd largest city
• ¼ of exports originate from Barcelona - main industries are textiles, machinery, paper, glass & plastics
• Financial & publishing centre
• Major tourist destination - 7-8 million visitors a year
• 19th century industrialisation (iron & steel, ship building) lead to cramped densely populated areas of housing, contributed to poor health

Question 3

how many tourists go to Barcelona a year

Answer 3

7-8 million visitors a year

Question 4

why was regeneration needed within Barcelona?

Answer 4

• Social inequality between areas of the city
• The Raval district- densely populated, poor reputation, associated with(informal economy) crime, prostitution & drugs, (Location of ex industries - textiles, brick making), abattoirs, tenement blocks housed workers,
• Southern area nearest port location of Chinatown with large immigrant population looking for work and cheap accommodation
• Some areas with low incomes, cramped housing, poor health

Question 5

what was the issues with the raval district?

Answer 5

• densely populated
• poor reputation,
• associated with(informal economy) crime
• prostitution & drugs,
• (Location of ex industries - textiles, brick making), abattoirs, tenement blocks housed workers,

Question 6

what did the local authority propose for the regeneration?

Answer 6

7 year plan starting in 1980 - focused on 140 small projects

Question 7

What was the role of sport in the rebranding of barcelona?

Answer 7

• Won bid to host 1992 Olympic Games (events or themes)
• Athletes village built on the waterfront
  **Used to generate city wide redevelopment **
• Riverside park, business and media parks, international conference centre
• Presented to inhabitants as a ‘one city’ exercise - intending to improve life for residents as well as visitors

Decisions made at all levels of the planning and design process - not just top down

Question 8

what sports event did they host and what type of regeneration is this ?

Answer 8

1992 olympic games
* events or themes

Question 9

flagship development from the role of sport

Answer 9

Flagship development - new stadium Nou Camp

Question 10

Role of culture - what development triggered regeneration of culture

Answer 10

• Universal Forum of Culture in 2004 promoted regeneration and reimaging of the city - refurbishment of public spaces & galleries.
  La Rambla - tree lined boulevard designed to attract tourists and locals

Question 11

What was the business strategy and what did it do?

Answer 11

• November 2010 new ‘Strategic Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona -
• Vision 2020’ was presented by municipal authority - key aim to position the city as an attractive region for economic & business growth.
• 2014 European Capital of Innovation (awarded by EU)

Question 12

What happened in the raval district northern area?

Answer 12

• Many flagship cultural buildings (Museum of Contemporary Art & Contemporary Cultural Centre) - to show off area of culture and gain an international reputation
• Private university built
• Many streets with art galleries, coffee shops, high end shops
  **Change associated with gentrification as high socio-economic status people moved in **

Question 13

what are the flagship developments of the northern area?

Answer 13

(Museum of Contemporary Art & Contemporary Cultural Centre) - to show off area of culture and gain an international reputation

Question 14

The raval district - southern area what went under regeneration

Answer 14

1995 Raval Rambla underwent significant physical regeneration

Question 15

How much was the raval district southern regeneration and who gave the funds

Answer 15

Scheme cost 5 million Euros - 80% came from the EU

Question 16

The Raval District: Southern Area - what werre the two flagship developments from private investment

Answer 16

2 flagship hotel projects The Barcelo Raval Hotel built in 2008 & The Casa Camper Hotel refurbished an old stone building

Question 17

The Raval District: Southern Area - regeneration

Answer 17

• Nearly 1700 residential and commercial properties were demolished to clear space for a large tree-lined pedestrianised area. Kept free from street furniture to allow flexible use for events
• New housing constructed for some residents displaced by the scheme
• Modern pneumatic refuse collection service

Question 18

strengths of the redevelopment

Answer 18

• New employment opportunities
• crime decreased
• health benefits ^^

Question 19

negative barcelona

Answer 19

• Social tensions between new residents and existing locals (conflicts)
• Wealthy tourists make poorer residents feel excluded from many of the new facilities
• Property speculation has increased prices - some landlords trying to force out long-standing elderly residents (gentrification) affecting demography
• Protest graffiti common in some areas
• A feeling amongst many that their needs are not being considered
  lack of regeneration in the south
• Local also say prostitution, drug dealing and crime, that persist in parts of the area has still not been effectively dealt with

Question 20

sustainability / long term impacts

Answer 20

• household income still lowest in barca → still seen as a poor city area
• north / south divide still prevalent
• Gentrification many excluded out
  reducing the multicultural demography
• social issues still in the south