Annotated Bibliography
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Aibar, E., & Bijker, W. (2010). Constructing a City: The Cerda Plan for the Extension Barcelona. Retrieved February 18, 2015, from http://www.uoc.edu/webs/eaibar/_resources/documents/Aibar-Bijker.pdf
Aibar provides an extensive history regarding the extension Barcelona. He discusses about how the Roman Wall from the 1800s led to the introduction of Cerda’s Plan, which was one of the most influential plan of the town planning history of Barcelona. The author also analyzes the controversies that developed around the Cerda’s Plan.
Bollens, S. A. (2007). Cities, nationalism, and democratization. London: Routledge.
This book explores the general plans that were set in place for Barcelona. The relevant pieces were around the Plan Comarcal, and how it was unable to successfully influence the architecture of the city. Going more so into the planning aspect and the preliminary steps, rather than the actual process of carrying out the plans. The text also touches on the state of Barcelona after the failure of Plan Comarcal, and how it was necessary to adopt other plans because of the lack of accounting for real world changes that had taken place.
Calderon, C., & Chelleri, L. (2013). Social Processes in the Production of Public Spaces: Structuring Forces and Actors in the Renewal of a Deprived Neighbourhood in Barcelona. Journal Of Urban Design. 18(3). 409-42.
This article focuses on the production of public spaces and analyzing the social processes that impact the development of public spaces. By using these forces and actors to explain the framework of creating public spaces, we are able to examine how these social processes influence the planning, design, and management of public spaces. The first part of the article lays a foundation to explain the basis of the production of urban space. The second half expands and uses a case study of the urban renewal project in a deprived neighborhood in Barcelona. This is relevant to the topic of public spaces because most of this renewal process took place in the 1990s.
Casellas, A. (2009). Barcelona’s Urban Landscape: The Historical Making of a Tourist Product. Journal of Urban History,35(6), 815-832. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://juh.sagepub.com/content/35/6/815.full.pdf
Casellas describes the details of the Cerdà Plan, with particular emphasis on green space, and describes the failure of the implementation of the Cerdà plan. Casellas also describes the history of the Modernist Movement, with a strong emphasis on architecture.
Conn, T. (2011). In Estadios De Espana. Retrieved February 10, 2015, from http://www.estadiosdeespana.com/posts/barcelona-camp-nou/
The Estadios website explores the history of Camp Nou, and the reason that the project was put in place. The article explores the beginning of football in Spain, and how demands for a stadium increased over time due to the success of the team. It also covers the new plans for Camp Nou, the expansion that will be taking place in 2017 and the additions that will allow for the stadium to reach new capacity.
Cox, W. (2012, October 8). The Evolving Urban Form: Barcelona. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.newgeography.com/content/003123-the-evolving-urban-form-barcelona
Cox provides statistical data regarding the land growth and population growth of the Barcelona Province. He points out some of the growth patterns and land expansions in Barcelona’s Metropolitan area beginning from the late 1800s.
Ganau, J. (2006). Invention and Authenticity in Barcelona’s “Barri Gótic”. Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism,3(2), 10-23. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41201264
Ganau fully describes the creation of the Barri Gótic in the 19th century. The different ideas for how to revive and create a historic center are explored.
Gausa, M. (n.d.). Barcelona: A guide to its modern architecture 1860-2002.
“This guide book dives into the detailed timeline of architectural development from 1860-2001. It includes historical photos, descriptions and cultural ideologies that defined development throughout the centuries.”
Garcia-Ramon M-D, Albet A, 2000, "Pre-Olympic and post-Olympic Barcelona, a 'model' for urban regeneration today?" Environment and Planning A 32(8) 1331 – 1334
This article really focuses on the urban evolution of Barcelona in the 1980s and 1990s while also emphasizing that there are “shadows” in the Barcelona model that need to be recognized. These “shadows” argue that despite the success in Barcelona’s redevelopment, there are some social and human costs involved in the communities that were redeveloped.
Gonzalez, A. (1995). Barcelona Architecture Guide 1929-1994. Barcelona, Spain: Ingoprint.
This source does a close up examination of significant buildings in each time period. Breaking Barcelona into a few significant key eras, it draws up a view of the building and a brief background of it. The book does a small introductory piece on Camp Nou, and the lavish design of the building. IT also goes into many of the housing buildings that were put in place at the time. Apart from housing and public pieces, the source also has a few universities set up, going over the impact that certain buildings had on the surrounding area.
Herzog, L. (2006). Return to the center: Culture, public space, and city building in a global era (pp. 105-112). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
Herzog writes about public spaces and how they are a step to revitalizing urban centers. Placa Soller is described from pre- Olympic time and the transformation the plaza went through in order to be a successful public space. As a result, the community and people all utilize the space for leisure, concerts, and festivals.
Manami, I., & Yingjun Y. (2011). Barcelona Waterfront. University of Washington. Retrieved February 10, 2015. URL: https://courses.washington.edu/gehlstud/gehl-studio/wp-content/themes/gehl-studio/downloads/Autumn2011/A11_BarcelonaWaterfront.pdf.
This research project done on Barcelona’s waterfront, especially Port Vell, is useful in having information involving the history and transition that the port went through in preparing for the 1992 Olympics. It went through redevelopment as the waterfront proved to be an essential component to revamping the infrastructure of Barcelona.
Manel Guardia, Maribel Rossello and Sergi Garriga (2014). Barcelona's water supply, 1867–1967: the transition to a modern system. Urban History, 41, pp 415-434 doi:10.1017/S0963926813000692
This article provides an insight into the history of water system in Barcelona and how the system has changed through the years. The medieval water system in Barcelona was created with the purpose of providing water to the private and public sector however as time passed, water became available in household. The article describes the transition of water from a privilege to a human right.
Markandya, A., & Ortega, J. (2009, November 1). The Cost of the Drought: Exceptional 2007-2008 Case of Barcelona. Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6294119.pdf
The article goes in depth about the dire drought situation that Barcelona faced in the 2000s and provides information on how Barcelona is affected by it. Further more, the article also provides measures that were taken to rectify the water situation in Barcelona.
Marshall, T. (1996). Barcelona—fast forward? City entrepreneurialism in the 1980s and 1990s. European Planning Studies, 4(2), 147.
Marshall’s article mainly discusses how Barcelona is an example of a city that was able to revive itself from a time of economic hardship. This is a great source to relate to the Barcelona regenerating itself with the influence and motivation of these phases. As the financial situation of the city improved, the 1980s and 1990s were the times of regeneration for economics, infrastructure, and urban life.
Marshall, T. (2004). Transforming Barcelona: The Renewal of a European Metropolis. London: Routledge.
In Marshall’s book, he focuses on describing three objectives. This book has a chapter that emphasizes Barcelona’s progress during 1980-2000, which talks about the importance of public spaces during this time period. Marshall presents this chapter on public spaces specifically during 1980-2000 not only to emphasize the urbanization that took place or how it impacted the city’s image, but rather introducing a new dimension of “architectural determinism”.
Martin Wynn. Barcelona: Planning and Change 1854-1977.
“This journal expands on Barcelona’s overall planning development and growth throughout its formative years and well into the 20th century.”
Monclús, F. (n.d.). Barcelona’s Planning Strategies: From ‘Paris of the South’ to the ‘Capital of West Mediterranean’ GeoJournal,51(1/2), 57-63. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/411474997
Monclús describes the motivation behind the effort to transform Barcelona into a world capital. Specifically, Monclús deals with the Lliga Regionalista and the Jaussely Plan and their effect on the urban planning of Barcelona in the early 19th century.
Nel·lo, Oriol (1997). The Olympic Games as a tool for urban renewal: the experience of Barcelona’92 Olympic Village. URL:http://olympicstudies.uab.es/pdf/wp090_eng.pdf
This article focuses on Barcelona’s Olympic Village and the process that it went through. The author answers three questions in his article specifically dealing with the Olympics and the village. In relation to my topic, this article provides information involving the actual planning process of bringing the Olympics to Barcelona. This also supports and relates to other sources that discuss Barcelona’s renewal process during the time that the city was nominated hosting the Olympic Games, specifically during the 1980s and 1990s.
Nelson, P. (n.d.). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://depts.washington.edu/open2100/Resources/1_OpenSpaceSystems/Open_Space_Systems/BarcelonaCaseStudy.pdf
Nelson gives an overview of Barcelona’s urban planning principles for urban renewal. He provides a useful timeline regarding the essential events regarding the planning timeline of Barcelona. He also included some of the lessons learned from the previous planning efforts of the city.
Pacione, M. (1981). Urban Problems and Planning in the Developed World (Routledge Revivals). N.p.: Routledge.
Similar to the Bollens source, this piece also works on the General plans of Barcelona. Drawing the same conclusion that Plan Comarcal was a failure because it was unable to take into account real life factors such as population change or hold any authority behind its suggestions, it was easily phased out. Past the Plan Comarcal, the reading also goes into the aftermath, where it was largely ignored, and then the mayor Josep Porioles bypassed all established plans and laws and set his own work in motion. The reading illustrates the failure of the corrupt plan and how it left the city in tattered architecture.
Permanyer, L., & Levick, M. (1999). Barcelona art nouveau. New York, NY: Rizzoli.
“The imagery in this breathtaking and photographic books covers the Art Nouveau era and shares with its reading important historical events and a photographic synopsis of the most monumental buildings during this time period.”
Aibar, E., & Bijker, W. (2010). Constructing a City: The Cerda Plan for the Extension Barcelona. Retrieved February 18, 2015, from http://www.uoc.edu/webs/eaibar/_resources/documents/Aibar-Bijker.pdf
Aibar provides an extensive history regarding the extension Barcelona. He discusses about how the Roman Wall from the 1800s led to the introduction of Cerda’s Plan, which was one of the most influential plan of the town planning history of Barcelona. The author also analyzes the controversies that developed around the Cerda’s Plan.
Bollens, S. A. (2007). Cities, nationalism, and democratization. London: Routledge.
This book explores the general plans that were set in place for Barcelona. The relevant pieces were around the Plan Comarcal, and how it was unable to successfully influence the architecture of the city. Going more so into the planning aspect and the preliminary steps, rather than the actual process of carrying out the plans. The text also touches on the state of Barcelona after the failure of Plan Comarcal, and how it was necessary to adopt other plans because of the lack of accounting for real world changes that had taken place.
Calderon, C., & Chelleri, L. (2013). Social Processes in the Production of Public Spaces: Structuring Forces and Actors in the Renewal of a Deprived Neighbourhood in Barcelona. Journal Of Urban Design. 18(3). 409-42.
This article focuses on the production of public spaces and analyzing the social processes that impact the development of public spaces. By using these forces and actors to explain the framework of creating public spaces, we are able to examine how these social processes influence the planning, design, and management of public spaces. The first part of the article lays a foundation to explain the basis of the production of urban space. The second half expands and uses a case study of the urban renewal project in a deprived neighborhood in Barcelona. This is relevant to the topic of public spaces because most of this renewal process took place in the 1990s.
Casellas, A. (2009). Barcelona’s Urban Landscape: The Historical Making of a Tourist Product. Journal of Urban History,35(6), 815-832. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://juh.sagepub.com/content/35/6/815.full.pdf
Casellas describes the details of the Cerdà Plan, with particular emphasis on green space, and describes the failure of the implementation of the Cerdà plan. Casellas also describes the history of the Modernist Movement, with a strong emphasis on architecture.
Conn, T. (2011). In Estadios De Espana. Retrieved February 10, 2015, from http://www.estadiosdeespana.com/posts/barcelona-camp-nou/
The Estadios website explores the history of Camp Nou, and the reason that the project was put in place. The article explores the beginning of football in Spain, and how demands for a stadium increased over time due to the success of the team. It also covers the new plans for Camp Nou, the expansion that will be taking place in 2017 and the additions that will allow for the stadium to reach new capacity.
Cox, W. (2012, October 8). The Evolving Urban Form: Barcelona. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.newgeography.com/content/003123-the-evolving-urban-form-barcelona
Cox provides statistical data regarding the land growth and population growth of the Barcelona Province. He points out some of the growth patterns and land expansions in Barcelona’s Metropolitan area beginning from the late 1800s.
Ganau, J. (2006). Invention and Authenticity in Barcelona’s “Barri Gótic”. Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism,3(2), 10-23. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41201264
Ganau fully describes the creation of the Barri Gótic in the 19th century. The different ideas for how to revive and create a historic center are explored.
Gausa, M. (n.d.). Barcelona: A guide to its modern architecture 1860-2002.
“This guide book dives into the detailed timeline of architectural development from 1860-2001. It includes historical photos, descriptions and cultural ideologies that defined development throughout the centuries.”
Garcia-Ramon M-D, Albet A, 2000, "Pre-Olympic and post-Olympic Barcelona, a 'model' for urban regeneration today?" Environment and Planning A 32(8) 1331 – 1334
This article really focuses on the urban evolution of Barcelona in the 1980s and 1990s while also emphasizing that there are “shadows” in the Barcelona model that need to be recognized. These “shadows” argue that despite the success in Barcelona’s redevelopment, there are some social and human costs involved in the communities that were redeveloped.
Gonzalez, A. (1995). Barcelona Architecture Guide 1929-1994. Barcelona, Spain: Ingoprint.
This source does a close up examination of significant buildings in each time period. Breaking Barcelona into a few significant key eras, it draws up a view of the building and a brief background of it. The book does a small introductory piece on Camp Nou, and the lavish design of the building. IT also goes into many of the housing buildings that were put in place at the time. Apart from housing and public pieces, the source also has a few universities set up, going over the impact that certain buildings had on the surrounding area.
Herzog, L. (2006). Return to the center: Culture, public space, and city building in a global era (pp. 105-112). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
Herzog writes about public spaces and how they are a step to revitalizing urban centers. Placa Soller is described from pre- Olympic time and the transformation the plaza went through in order to be a successful public space. As a result, the community and people all utilize the space for leisure, concerts, and festivals.
Manami, I., & Yingjun Y. (2011). Barcelona Waterfront. University of Washington. Retrieved February 10, 2015. URL: https://courses.washington.edu/gehlstud/gehl-studio/wp-content/themes/gehl-studio/downloads/Autumn2011/A11_BarcelonaWaterfront.pdf.
This research project done on Barcelona’s waterfront, especially Port Vell, is useful in having information involving the history and transition that the port went through in preparing for the 1992 Olympics. It went through redevelopment as the waterfront proved to be an essential component to revamping the infrastructure of Barcelona.
Manel Guardia, Maribel Rossello and Sergi Garriga (2014). Barcelona's water supply, 1867–1967: the transition to a modern system. Urban History, 41, pp 415-434 doi:10.1017/S0963926813000692
This article provides an insight into the history of water system in Barcelona and how the system has changed through the years. The medieval water system in Barcelona was created with the purpose of providing water to the private and public sector however as time passed, water became available in household. The article describes the transition of water from a privilege to a human right.
Markandya, A., & Ortega, J. (2009, November 1). The Cost of the Drought: Exceptional 2007-2008 Case of Barcelona. Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6294119.pdf
The article goes in depth about the dire drought situation that Barcelona faced in the 2000s and provides information on how Barcelona is affected by it. Further more, the article also provides measures that were taken to rectify the water situation in Barcelona.
Marshall, T. (1996). Barcelona—fast forward? City entrepreneurialism in the 1980s and 1990s. European Planning Studies, 4(2), 147.
Marshall’s article mainly discusses how Barcelona is an example of a city that was able to revive itself from a time of economic hardship. This is a great source to relate to the Barcelona regenerating itself with the influence and motivation of these phases. As the financial situation of the city improved, the 1980s and 1990s were the times of regeneration for economics, infrastructure, and urban life.
Marshall, T. (2004). Transforming Barcelona: The Renewal of a European Metropolis. London: Routledge.
In Marshall’s book, he focuses on describing three objectives. This book has a chapter that emphasizes Barcelona’s progress during 1980-2000, which talks about the importance of public spaces during this time period. Marshall presents this chapter on public spaces specifically during 1980-2000 not only to emphasize the urbanization that took place or how it impacted the city’s image, but rather introducing a new dimension of “architectural determinism”.
Martin Wynn. Barcelona: Planning and Change 1854-1977.
“This journal expands on Barcelona’s overall planning development and growth throughout its formative years and well into the 20th century.”
Monclús, F. (n.d.). Barcelona’s Planning Strategies: From ‘Paris of the South’ to the ‘Capital of West Mediterranean’ GeoJournal,51(1/2), 57-63. Retrieved February 15, 2015, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/411474997
Monclús describes the motivation behind the effort to transform Barcelona into a world capital. Specifically, Monclús deals with the Lliga Regionalista and the Jaussely Plan and their effect on the urban planning of Barcelona in the early 19th century.
Nel·lo, Oriol (1997). The Olympic Games as a tool for urban renewal: the experience of Barcelona’92 Olympic Village. URL:http://olympicstudies.uab.es/pdf/wp090_eng.pdf
This article focuses on Barcelona’s Olympic Village and the process that it went through. The author answers three questions in his article specifically dealing with the Olympics and the village. In relation to my topic, this article provides information involving the actual planning process of bringing the Olympics to Barcelona. This also supports and relates to other sources that discuss Barcelona’s renewal process during the time that the city was nominated hosting the Olympic Games, specifically during the 1980s and 1990s.
Nelson, P. (n.d.). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://depts.washington.edu/open2100/Resources/1_OpenSpaceSystems/Open_Space_Systems/BarcelonaCaseStudy.pdf
Nelson gives an overview of Barcelona’s urban planning principles for urban renewal. He provides a useful timeline regarding the essential events regarding the planning timeline of Barcelona. He also included some of the lessons learned from the previous planning efforts of the city.
Pacione, M. (1981). Urban Problems and Planning in the Developed World (Routledge Revivals). N.p.: Routledge.
Similar to the Bollens source, this piece also works on the General plans of Barcelona. Drawing the same conclusion that Plan Comarcal was a failure because it was unable to take into account real life factors such as population change or hold any authority behind its suggestions, it was easily phased out. Past the Plan Comarcal, the reading also goes into the aftermath, where it was largely ignored, and then the mayor Josep Porioles bypassed all established plans and laws and set his own work in motion. The reading illustrates the failure of the corrupt plan and how it left the city in tattered architecture.
Permanyer, L., & Levick, M. (1999). Barcelona art nouveau. New York, NY: Rizzoli.
“The imagery in this breathtaking and photographic books covers the Art Nouveau era and shares with its reading important historical events and a photographic synopsis of the most monumental buildings during this time period.”