Barcelona is a town with a strong community network that has worked with local institutions since the democracy was restablished in 1976. Now is a moment of Crisis in the network organization and relation with institutions. There is a void of purpose and a contiunous struggle without clear perspective of future.
There ara a lot of "institutional" strategies for a more sustainable future of the city and some good practice already working, for exemple when i arrived in the city 15 years ago we were very very few people going around with bicyles...now there is a wide net of bike ways and a pubblic service of bike rental, here the map:
In last months a community process was held to elaborate a strategic doc**ent for facing sustainable future at regional level...with facebook group too... here link..in catalan
And there is a regional organization for Climate Change
The Degrowth Movement held a conference in Barcelona University just a few days ago:
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One of the most active and productive centers of self organization and learning of social and environmental parctices is Can Masdeu:
Can Masdeu
Really the city is full of iniciatives....but there is no resiliance plan in case of disaster...actually when some extra rain arrives or some snow..is just caos...
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