Barcelona- Access To Services

Question 0

Where is Barcelona?

Answer 0

Capital of region Catalunya, Catalunya is in north-east of Spain population of 4,200,000 people.

Question 1

A case study of:

Answer 1

• Access to services
• distribution of services
• how and why access differs between different groups

Question 2

Are there equal access to services for all groups?

Answer 2

• The services are not evenly distributed through Barcelona

- some services are more expensive than others so not all groups can afford them.

Question 3

What is the distribution of Ethnic groups in Barcelona?

Answer 3

• 27.6% of Barcelona’s immigrants live in ‘El Raval’
• 10 out of 16 of Barcelona’s mosques are in ‘El Raval’
• there are halal butchers and Asian video rental stores.

Question 4

What are the access to services like in ‘El Raval’ ?

Answer 4

• Second lowest life expectancy of any region
• more people suffering from aids,malaria and TB than the rest of the city combined.
• Poor access to leisure facilities
• Poor access to health services.

Question 5

How are the access to services in ‘Sarria Sant Gervasi(rich) like?

Answer 5

• Highest life expectancy
• lowest population density
• highest house prices in city
• better access to health and leisure facilities.