Albert Arias Sans
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Geografia, Department Member
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Gestió de la Ciutat, Department Memberadd
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Resumen: El artículo analiza la controversia en torno a la regulación del acceso al Park Güell de Barcelona a través del dispositivo metodológico de la Teoría del Actor-Red. Esta aproximación facilita el análisis de escenarios inciertos... more
Resumen: El artículo analiza la controversia en torno a la regulación del acceso al Park Güell de Barcelona a través del dispositivo metodológico de la Teoría del Actor-Red. Esta aproximación facilita el análisis de escenarios inciertos donde se ponen en duda la representatividad de los portavoces tanto políticos como técnicos. La aproximación desde el giro relacional híbrido conlleva desbordar y multiplicar los marcos preestablecidos de la acción política, ampliar la ecología de las prácticas que componen la realidad en juego; y desplazar y descentrar el objeto político del turismo.
Abstract: The paper analyzes the controversy surrounding the regulation of access to the Park Guell in Barcelona through the methodological device of the Actor-Network Theory. This approach allows the analysis of uncertain scenarios where the representativeness of the spokesmen-both political and technical-are questioned or rejected. The approach from the hybrid relational turn leads us to overwhelm and multiply preset frames of political action, to expand the ecology of the practices that make up the reality at stake; and to displace and decenter the political object of tourism.
Abstract: The paper analyzes the controversy surrounding the regulation of access to the Park Guell in Barcelona through the methodological device of the Actor-Network Theory. This approach allows the analysis of uncertain scenarios where the representativeness of the spokesmen-both political and technical-are questioned or rejected. The approach from the hybrid relational turn leads us to overwhelm and multiply preset frames of political action, to expand the ecology of the practices that make up the reality at stake; and to displace and decenter the political object of tourism.
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This note opens up the discussion about EuroVegas and Barcelona World projects in a broader context: on Las Vegas model debate. By debunking four myths about Las Vegas we would like to point out some of the expected benefits that these... more
This note opens up the discussion about EuroVegas and Barcelona World projects in a broader context: on Las Vegas model debate. By debunking four myths about Las Vegas we would like to point out some of the expected benefits that these two projects could deliver. This could be a matter of debate considering the socio-economic ramifications when this type of leisure complexes are built and worry if they are not considered
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Trough a Greek Tragedy structure, the chapter tries to point out the learning assets related with the commoning process of the Park Güell and the cry for the right for the tourist city. In 2011 the local government set a plan for the... more
Trough a Greek Tragedy structure, the chapter tries to point out the learning assets related with the commoning process of the Park Güell and the cry for the right for the tourist city. In 2011 the local government set a plan for the enclosure and protection by restricting the access to the Park Güell due to the emergence of diverse voices claiming against the negative effects of the progressive overcrowding of the park and in favour of the heritage protection. However, such decision was contested by the Platform for the Defence of the Park Güell, who claimed for the right to the park and against the idea of setting an open-air museum, arguing that everyone should continue to have free access to it, including tourists. Assuming this paradox, the Platform had brake the commoning frame, by evidencing the translocal and emergence configuration of the city to be claimed. And on the other hand, they faced the limitations of the discursive governance setting ruled by the administration. Among others: the tyranny of the scale avoiding the "local trap", the efforts against the will of the administration to make the issue Public, or the claim to include all the things at stake in the controversy that were pulled out from the political discussion.
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Over the last years, Barcelona has become a tourist city. Since the Olympic Games in 1992, the steady increase in visitors has transformed the city’s urban fabric, mobility and economic activities, as well as the daily life of many... more
Over the last years, Barcelona has become a tourist city.
Since the Olympic Games in 1992, the steady increase
in visitors has transformed the city’s urban fabric,
mobility and economic activities, as well as the daily life
of many neighbourhoods. In 2017, after years of tourism
promotion efforts to attract visitors and to improve
infrastructural capacity and accommodation supply,
Barcelona hosted 18 million tourists, more than 50 million
overnight and close to 5 million day-visitors.1 This volume
of visitors, which represents a daily average of 10% of
the resident population, has not been neglected by the
public arena.
Since the Olympic Games in 1992, the steady increase
in visitors has transformed the city’s urban fabric,
mobility and economic activities, as well as the daily life
of many neighbourhoods. In 2017, after years of tourism
promotion efforts to attract visitors and to improve
infrastructural capacity and accommodation supply,
Barcelona hosted 18 million tourists, more than 50 million
overnight and close to 5 million day-visitors.1 This volume
of visitors, which represents a daily average of 10% of
the resident population, has not been neglected by the
public arena.