SoPollution and climate change have prompted some cities to convert into more sustainable and liveable spaces. But these same policies can widen social inequality. How can cities fix this paradox?

Summer 2024 saw angry locals attack tourists with toy water pistols to protest about being squeezed out of their own city.

A 25% reduction in motorized traffic in the city of Barcelona would have significant health benefits. A study carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by ...

And as of 2016, the Barcelona City Council announced a plan to ban 60% of its roads from tourist vehicle use – these car-free "superblocks" are currently being expanded, with plans to prioritize ...

One of Spain’s top courts has backed a plan to shut down short-term holiday accommodation in Barcelona, as a way to address rising rents.

The team took 2019 as a reference year prior to a hypothetical implementation of the plan. Subsequently, they obtained the mortality data for that year and for the city of Barcelona from two ...

By 2004, Barcelona, a city of 1.5 million residents ... “The only possibility is to control the supply.” A plan to double the tourist tax — up to more than $16 (15 euros) per tourist ...