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Barcelonas Urban LandscapeThe Historical Making of a Tourist ProductUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona Barcelonas urban characteristics and its tourist appeal are not merely outcomes of the Modernist period or a recent dramatic urban transformation but rather the result of a long and tumultuous historic evolution. The present article presents an account of relevant historical, political, economic, and social forces shaping Barcelonas urban evolution from the medieval times until the 1970s. The urban history of Barcelona illustrates how the landscape of a fashionable city is the result of urban planning in conjunction with many social, economic, and political events that often produce unexpected results.
Key Words: urban planning Barcelona tourism urban landscape historical evolution
This version was published on September
1, 2009 Journal of Urban History, Vol. 35, No. 6,
815-832 (2009) |
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