This article reviews rehabilitation programs in Barcelona, focusing on aspects such as the
intervention model, actual public investment, and results. Programs of this type are not …

Urban inequality, specifically in vulnerable areas, has been a study topic from the earliest
days of sociology to the present. This study's objective is to discuss the scope and limitation …

This article aims to understand the probable links between social capital and social
infrastructure. The inclusion of these two dimensions into urban analysis may help to better …

This article presents the methodology and results of a pioneering investigation in the
determination and mapping of socio-residential vulnerability in the city of Barcelona …

The understanding of habitability conditions of existing housing stock plays a central role in
the quantification and qualification of sustainability from the architectural field. This research …

This article explores the negative effects of gentrification, especially in vulnerable areas of
contemporary cities, by focusing on five case studies of the city of Barcelona. This relevant …

The large-scale evaluation of buildings is an important tool to guarantee that our cities are in
good condition. This chapter presents the experience of a pre-diagnosis protocol applied to …

Socio-residential vulnerability is one of currently increasing challenges for cities and
metropolitan areas in addressing the interaction between the vulnerable resident population …

In a paradigm of raising urban economic and social inequality among south European cities,
public administrations are confronted with the challenge to foster the improvement of the …

El concepto de infravivienda puede variar notablemente dependiendo del contexto urbano y
social de cada lugar, éste se suele referir a aquel tipo de edificación y/o vivienda cuyos …