Barcelona

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

1.6 million

Question 2

Percentage of Spain’s exports originating in Barcelona

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

Tourists per year

Answer 3

7-8 million

Question 4

Barcelona per 19th century

Answer 4

Roman settlement - tightly packed medieval city
Well established by 15th century and the city received and sent goods

Question 5

Barcelona industrialisation

Answer 5

Cotton, cork, iron and steel, shipbuilding and wine industries

Question 6

Barcelona industrialisation impact on population

Answer 6

Densely populated housing - poor health
Medieval walls knocked down and growth spread out
Population grew from 115,000 in 19th century to 1 million by 1930

Question 7

Culture

Answer 7

Links with Paris and movements eg Art Nouveau

Question 8

Political events in the 2nd half of the 19th century

Answer 8

Catalan resurgence
Spanish Civil War in 1936, centre of Republican opposition to the Nationalists (Franco)
City taken by Nationalists in 1939 - Catalan culture suppressed
1975 Franco Death - renaissance

Question 9

Rebranding: Olympic Games (Sport)

Answer 9

1992 Olympic Games
Used games for city-wide redevelopment - harbours and beaches
Poblenou - Olympic Village and now home of Barcelona’s knowledge economy
Presented as a ‘one city’ exercise and unite the city, not just top down
Catalan pride and identity

Question 10

Rebranding: Barcelona Football Club (Sport)

Answer 10

Camp Nou
98,000 spectators
Largest football stadium in Spain and Europe

Question 11

Role of architecture

Answer 11

Antoni Gaudi - World Heritage Sites by UNESCO
Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo attract tourists

Question 12

Role of culture

Answer 12

Universal Forum of Cultures 2004
Art Galleries, museums, restaurants, cafes, architecture - promote city

Question 13

Role of business

Answer 13

‘Strategic Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona - Vision 2020’
2014 - city given title of European Capital of Innovation by the EU

Question 14

Why the Raval required rebranding

Answer 14

Densely populated urban areas
Textile industry, brick making etc - polluting and tenement blocks housed workers
Immigrants near port southern rival - cheap lodgings in run-down tenements and informal employment - illegal activities reputation

Question 15

Spatial variation in rebranding of the Raval

Answer 15

Differed between north and south

Question 16

North raval rebranding

Answer 16

Flagship cultural buildings - Museum of Contemporary Art
Private universities
Art galleries, restaurants, quality food shops
Associated with gentrification - high socio economic status people have moved in

Question 17

South raval rebranding - raval rambla

Answer 17

Raval Rambla - 1700 properties demolished for a large, tree-lined pedestarianised space
New housing for residents displaced by the scheme
Student accommodation

Question 18

South raval rebranding scheme cost

Answer 18

5 million euros (80% from EU funding)

Question 19

Private investment in South raval

Answer 19

Barcelo Raval Hotel - avant garde design
Casa Camper Hotel

Question 20

Contested rebranding in the Raval - why are there social tensions?

Answer 20

In-migration of wealthy residents - different perspectives on management of area and employment opportunities in demand = social tension

Question 21

Contested rebranding in the Raval - property conflicts

Answer 21

Raised prices and some landlords want existing residents to leave to allow them to cash in (pressure applied)
Protest graffiti common on these properties