A Place in the World: Barcelona's Quest to Become a Global Knowledge City

Abstract

Speaking of the successes of contemporary cities in becoming an important, attractive and leading city automatically leads to the example of Barcelona. Today everyone refers to this city as the place to visit or the place to be, because of the impressive and pleasant public spaces, an attractive built environment, important cultural elements, and a very active and ambitious local government. But some 15 years ago nobody spoke of Barcelona as a creative cultural knowledge city. What are the reasons behind this fast rising star?

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