Andrew Boraine » Barcelona http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:23:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A New Economic Agenda for Cities and Metropolitan Areas http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/a-new-economic-agenda-for-cities-and-metropolitan-areas/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/a-new-economic-agenda-for-cities-and-metropolitan-areas/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:02:52 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3938 I spoke last week at a Global Metro Conference in Barcelona, co-hosted by ESADE geo-Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics in Barcelona and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program in Washington, DC.

The keynote addresses were delivered by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT and by Bruce Katz,…

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]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2010/09/cities-for-visitors-or-for-locals-a-journey-through-the-top-200-cities-of-the-world/feed/ 6 Enlivening public spaces http://www.andrewboraine.com/2009/11/art-in-public-spaces-a-pictoral-essay/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2009/11/art-in-public-spaces-a-pictoral-essay/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:45 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=272 There is nothing better than a city with great public art, sculptures, murals and posters in well-used public spaces. Here are some of my favourite examples…
 
To be continued…
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