In this opinion piece, our doctoral researcher Kayin Venner and coauthor Laila Vivas of BC3, respond to EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell’s recent controversal remarks comparing Europe to a “garden”…
The new addition to our StoryMaps collection focuses on gentrification patterns in Barcelona over the past ten years and offers specific anti-gentrification policy tools for more inclusive greening. For the…
What role does activism play in academic research? We talked to housing struggles activist and BCNUEJ researcher Melissa García about her upcoming book on mortgage debt in Spain and the…
We’ve come a long way in terms of gender equality since 1911, when International Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time. But not far enough. Recognized by the United…
A new series of ArcGIS StoryMaps collections expose the adverse impacts of urban greening interventions and their connection to gentrification, while highlighting community struggles for equitable access to green space…
What complexities and reflections arise when surveying women, non-binary and trans people in public space? Our research intern Sarah Bretschko provides insights from her fieldwork for our FEMPUBLICBCN research project, which…
A través de nuevas herramientas científicas, la investigación en urbanismo debe respaldar las luchas vecinales en temas de la vivienda asequible, acceso equitativo a espacios verdes, y protección del patrimonio…
Watch this recent Cities@Tufts webinar, where Isabelle Anguelovski and James Connolly discuss our forthcoming book with Julian Agyeman. BCNUEJ is excited to announce the launch of its new book, The…
We caught up with our postdoctoral researcher and public health expert Helen Cole to talk about what she’ll be working on with her new JCI grant, what she’s learned about…
A new critical mapping tool documents how activist groups across Barcelona are fighting for affordable housing, equitable access to green space, and the preservation of cultural heritage in the face…
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