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"The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution and turning secondary streets into ‘citizen spaces’ for culture, leisure and the community. Black routes allow public transport and cars at 50km/h, while green routes only allow private vehicles at 10km/h to prioritize pedestrians and cycling."
Tags: Catalonia, Spain, mobility, transportation, place, neighborhood, urban, planning, urbanism. Via Scarpaci Human Geography 
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August 30, 2016 2:24 PM
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The Spanish region of Catalonia adopts a resolution supporting independence from Spain, but Spain's PM says his government will challenge it. Tags: Catalonia, Spain, political, devolution, autonomy, Europe, culture.
Kevin Nguyen's curator insight,
December 7, 2015 11:45 AM
I've never heard of this country until recently when I came across a video on youtube about it. In my opinion, Catalonia has the right to secede from Spain because there are many ethnic group wanting their own dependence around the world and it doesn't feel like it's a part of another country. However, it all comes down to politics and Spain wants as much territory as it can get. Plus Catalonia is doing pretty for itself and the Spanish definitely want a part of that. 
Benjamin Jackson's curator insight,
December 13, 2015 1:25 PM
the Catalonia independence movement is just a small part of a large number of regions which were once autonomous and wish to be again. with so many of these areas in Europe the independence movements are finding hard to get support from other nations. 
Raymond Dolloff's curator insight,
December 15, 2015 1:29 AM
Challenging succession is a difficult task. First of all, there has to be a vote by the people and there has to be a strong driving force to get a positive outcome on the vote. The Prime Minister of Spain claims he will try to block it by filing a suit with the Constitutional Court. Succession of a country faces many hurdles especially if it does not have a strong vote to succeed and the opposition vote is strong. |
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"What a non-independent people fear most is the possibility of being swallowed up by the dominant alien culture in their midst, and that's the likely outcome for Catalans under the Spanish rule. Don’t be surprised if they increasingly opt out of Spain and choose outright independence instead...there will never ever be a self-defeating Spanish government willing to risk losing Catalonia: 16% of its population, 19% of its G.D.P., 24% of its exports, a net provider of 20 billion euros ($22.3 billion) in siphoned taxes every year." Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
Bridgitte's curator insight,
March 2, 2016 9:24 AM
This op-ed piece is overtly pro-Catalonian independence so there is no attempt to be fair and balanced, but that bias is a strength because it so clearly frames the political and cultural issues from a Catalonian Nationalist perspective. This article is a great way to show students how some members of a particular group that is seeking greater autonomy or independence perceives the relationship between their region and the larger state.
Tags: op-ed, Catalonia, Spain, political, devolution, autonomy, Europe, culture.
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10 Countries That May Not Survive The Next 20 Years - The future is uncertain, some countries may not survive another two decades. Join us on our speculative... Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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