As a complement to their outstanding Encyclopedia of urban and regional studies, Wiley-Blackwell has published the Companion to Urban and Regional Studies, a book that covers the major issues, debates and research topics in urban and regional studies. The book is edited by Anthony M. Orum, Javier Ruiz-Tagle and Serena Vicari Haddock, and includes contributions […]
New Publications
CRIT Webinars 2021
This year the CRIT will organize a series of monthly online seminars, in which both our researchers and other invited colleagues will offer us the progress of their research. The themes will always be in connection with the urban environment, social innovation, creativity and governance. The webinars take place the last week of each month. […]
Social Innovation and Urban governance: Citizenship, Civil Society and Social Movements
CRIT features its last book, resulting from research on social innovation and governance carried out in the last years. The book is edited by Marc Pradel-Miquel, Ana Cano-Hila and Marisol García, and includes contributions from Fernando Díaz Orueta, María Luísa Lourés Seoane, Santiago Eizaguirre Anglada, Lídia Garcia and Raúl Ruíz Solá. Social Innovation and Urban […]
El momento de la ciudadanía: innovación social y gobernanza urbana
Resultado del proyecto de investigación INNOSOGO, el CRIT presenta el libro “El momento de la ciudadanía: innovación social y gobernanza urbana” editado por Marc Pradel Miquel y Marisol García Cabeza y publicado por La Catarata. El libro recoge el análisis de las experiencias socialmente innovadoras en cuatro ciudades españolas en el contexto de la crisis […]
Barcelona metropolitana, xarxa de ciutats. El pensament municipalista i metropolità de Pasqual Maragall
El proper dilluns 12 de juny a les 12:00 a la Sala de Graus de la Facultat d’Economia i Empresa ( Av. Diagonal, 690) es durà terme un acte de presentació de la recerca del Llegat Pasqual Maragall, titulat Barcelona metropolitana, xarxa de ciutats. El pensament municipalista i metropolità de Pasqual Maragall. En aquest esdeveniment […]
Ascensor o descensor social? Monogràfic sobre mobilitat social a la revista Àmbits coordinat pel Xavier Martínez-Celorrio
Monogràfic coordinat pel membre del CRIT, el professor Xavier Martínez-Celorrio, a la revista Àmbits del Col·legi de Politòlegs i Sociòlegs de Catalunya. Donat que els temes de mobilitat social s’han activitat en l’espai públic arran de la gran recessió, el present monogràfic tracta d’oferir una visió panoràmica i complerta que ajudi a fonamentar un debat […]
New book: “Sustainable Communities and Urban Housing” edited by Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Nessa Winston
Sustainable Communities and Urban Housing A Comparative European Perspective Edited by Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Nessa Winston Since the start of the twenty-first century, urban communities have faced increasing challenges in housing affordability, with environmental issues causing additional concern. It is clear that changes to urban housing are needed to enhance the resilience of cities and […]
New article: Social innovation and creativity in cities: A socially inclusive governance approach in two peripheral spaces of Barcelona
A new article by Marisol Garcia, Santiago Eizaguirre and Marc pradel has been published in City, culture and society. You can find the article in the journal website
Nueva publicación sobre políticas de renovación urbana.
Renewing Europe’s housing Como aportación del CRIT a esta publicación de la Policy Press de la University of Bristol, dos de sus miembros, Monserrat Pareja Eastaway y Montse Simó Solsona presentan el artículo: From isolated programmes to an integrated approach: the case of La Barceloneta, Spain. Esta publicación nos ofrece desde una perspectiva general las […]