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Anti-social Behaviour in Barcelona

Anti-social Behaviour in Barcelona. Leeds, 18 th September 2008 Anabel Rodriguez Basanta (ACES). Institutional context. Barcelona has been governed by the PSC (Socialist Party) since 1979. The socialists risked to loose the government in the elections of 2007

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Anti-social Behaviour in Barcelona

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  1. Anti-social Behaviour in Barcelona Leeds, 18th September 2008 Anabel Rodriguez Basanta (ACES)

  2. Institutional context • Barcelona has been governed by the PSC (Socialist Party) since 1979. • The socialists risked to loose the government in the elections of 2007 • The National police force had been reduce in Barcelona

  3. I. The tourism model • In 2007, 12.5 millions of people visited Barcelona on holidays. They were 1.5 million more (14%) than in 2005. • The fiesta is one of the main appeals for tourists: the so-called “get-drunk tourism” • A sustainable tourism model?

  4. II. Changes in the leisure of young people • In the 90s the so-called NTE developed. The night-time leisure of young people took place mainly at the venues (bars and discos). • Party-going routes start usually by drinking in bars before going to the discos

  5. II. Changes in the leisure of young people

  6. II. Changes in the leisure of young people • In order to drink, young people are lately replacing the bars by public spaces. • The botellón (big bottle) phenomenon takes place in some cities.

  7. III. The increase of immigration

  8. The construction of the problem • From incivilities as educational problem to the police control of social groups

  9. Behaviours forbidden by the by-law • Doing bodily functions in the street. • Leaving bottles and tins on the floor. • Making noises that could disturb neighbours’ rest. • Making graffiti. • Performing acrobatics with rollers or skateboards outside fitted out spaces. • Minor harassment in public space. • Alcohol consumption in bottle or tins, or whenever it causes any nuisance.

  10. Behaviours forbidden by the by-law • Camping or sleeping in public spaces. • Fixing posters in unauthorized places or scattering advertisements in public space. • Vandalism against goods and persons. • Unauthorized hawking, clairvoyance activities (tarot) and bets (cards gamblers). • Selling, providing or buying food or other products in public ways without authorization. • Insistent begging under organized forms or standing in the way. • Lending or asking for sexual services whenever they limit other uses of the public space.

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