Transforming Barcelona's Waterfront: A Story of Urban Renewal

As one walks along the beachfront of Barcelona , the shoreline feels like it has always been there: sand, palm trees, a long promenade, restaurants, shops and modern hotels, when the reality is that it has not always been this way. Until the 1980s, Barcelona 's seafront was a working barrier of railway lines, factories and informal housing, and wastewater ran straight into the Mediterranean. Start