Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia (Dec 2010)
Una posible geografía de las identidades de Barcelona. El caso del barrio de la Vila de Gràcia
Abstract
A geography of the identities of Barcelona. The case of Gràcia district. This article reflects upon Barcelona’s social and territorial identities. The concept of “identity” is presented in the introduction and discussed from a geographical perspective. The second part focuses on the various identities of the city of Barcelona and of its districts. Finally, the third part of the article discusses the case of the Gràcia district – a particularly interesting example of a district with a strong specific identity in the context of a metropolis.
