Quality of life and urban size [PDF]
, 2005 Optimal City Size Theory has been superseded by new paradigms, such as the supply-oriented dynamic approach or the city network. Nevertheless, several aspects remain to be considered.
Royuela, Vicente, Suriñach, Jordi
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Agglomeration noise strategic maps in Catalonia [PDF]
, 2010 The Directive 2002/49 on evaluation and management of the environmental noise demands in case of agglomerations, a series of information that one must communicate to the Commission, between which there is the number of people whose housings are exposed
Jiménez Diaz, Santiago +3 more
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Analysis of alternative proposals to reform the Spanish intergovernmental transfer system for municipalities [PDF]
, 2011 This paper offers an evaluation about the current design of the unconditional transfer system to the municipalities in Spain taking as a reference the precepts of fiscal federalism theory.
Cordero Ferrera, José Manuel +1 more
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Toward a division of metropolitan labour: An empirical analysis of the metropolitan area of Barcelona [PDF]
The economic globalization, firm?s internationalization and the territorial decentralization of the productive process to increase competitivity via prices is producing not only a new process of international labor division between developed countries ...
Elena Giraldez Pidal
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Espai públic enjardinat : impactes ambientals, model urbà i individualització a la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona [PDF]
, 2005 En un context de segona modernitat en què té lloc un procés de difusió de la ciutat, mitjançant l'establiment d'un model urbà basat en la privacitat a través del predomini d'habitatges unifamiliars, l'espai públic enjardinat desenvolupa un paper de gran ...
Parés i Franzi, Marc
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Quality of life and urban size [PDF]
Optimal City Size Theory has been superseded by new paradigms, such as the supply-oriented dynamic approach or the city network. Nevertheless, several aspects remain to be considered.
Jordi Suriñach, Vicente Royuela
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Anàlisi del nou model urbà de Barcelona des de l'òptica de la mobilitat sostenible [PDF]
, 2023 Abans, la planificació urbana de Barcelona estava molt centrada en els cotxes, la qual cosa va provocar alts nivells de contaminació ambiental i estils de vida sedentaris. Avui dia, es busca reduir la contaminació de l'aire, el soroll, els efectes d'illa
Roka, Rajani
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Urban transport governance reform in Barcelona [PDF]
, 2014 The unusual mixed public-private structure of the urban bus market in the metropolitan area of Barcelona provides an interesting context in which to analyze the management challenges and opportunities of the partial privatization of public services ...
Albalate, Daniel, 1980- +2 more
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Polycentrism in the Spanish metropolitan system: an analysis for 7 metro areas [PDF]
Polycentrism is becoming one of the dominant structures in contemporary metropolises. Concentrated decentralization and the integration of formerly independent cities by the reduction of travel time are behind of such a process.
Carlos Aguirre Nuñez +4 more
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Sub-centres and Urban Inequality: A study on Social Equity in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region [PDF]
, 2013 Much of the inequality literature has done a great deal of work to study national inequality. However, most people live in cities and their experience of inequality is shaped by their local and metropolitan environment.
Tresserra, Jaume Masip
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