22@ Barcelona

The Poblenou district in Barcelona was redistricted on July 27^th of 2000 to amend the Metropolitan Master Plan of 1976 and formally called the 22@ district. The Poblenou has been an industrial area for over 150 years comprising textile, foodstuff, chemical and metallurgical industry. The decline of these industries in the 1970s left the area abandoned. The redistricting of Poblenou changes the zoning from Industry to Commercial and Housing. Over 110 street blocks are affected by the new zoning and the Ajuntament de Barcelona has already poured 180 million Euros towards rebuilding infrastructure with the intent of attracting new technology businesses and a knowledge based economy.

I am really interested in the area because it is a new type of program: the district is combining research facilities, housing, universities, green spaces and technology driven companies.

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