http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/542/OR_Parc_Diagonal_Mar_-_panoramio_-_sito.rm_[8].jpg 7a052cf2753e5304de8a6df22e3c91c4 http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/542/Audio_Recording_1_AshleyWeingartz.m4a 59844b3f3002fbc0728e4a4b7e02405d http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/542/Parc_de_Diagonal_Mar_-_Ashley_Weingartz.pdf 5749defa4deb47b1391941c9bb310d8a PDF Text Text Parc de Diagonal Mar When countries begin to consider hosting large athletic events such as the Olympics, much discussion begins on the features of the given cities being considered to host and what features need to be improved. Leading up to the 1992 Olympics, city officials in Barcelona decided that a large part of their preparation would be centered around adding more green space to the city. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the parks and gardens that were dreamed up in preparation for the 1992 Olympics have become a central part of the Barcelonan way of life. One of the most notable additions of parks to Barcelona since the twenty-first century began has been the Parc de Diagonal Mar. “The city […] has set its sights on the next major urban spectacle to follow in the tradition of the 1888 and 1929 World’s Fairs and the Olympics: a 2004 World Forum for World Cultures to be located in the eastern reaches of the city towards the Besós river” (McNeill 2002: 248). This is the central part of the new extension of the city. Its location is significant in that it is newly developed in an area that was first declared an important park district by the planner Ildefons Cerdà. Now it connects the Mediterranean Sea into an enormous “green lung” that is meant to be “substantial and sustainable” (Kent 2002: 238-39). Today, it seems that the focus on gardens is finally coming to an organized fruition in Barcelona. The people of Barcelona are invested in the parks and the parks conform to the structure of the city. Though parks in Barcelona have gone through many trials and errors, they are finally becoming the center of urban life the way so many have envisioned. “These revitalization projects create the possibility of bringing such obsolete urban spaces back into the city’s consciousness and geographical boundaries, encouraging a rediscovery of the city’s topography” (Sánchez 2016: 301). Had Barcelona not hosted the 1992 Olympics, many of these improvements that greatly enriched the quality of life for the citizens of Barcelona may not have been made (Kent 2002: 230). � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Barcelona Subject The topic of the resource Sights around Barcelona Description An account of the resource The items (text documents, audio, video) used in the collection were created by the students from Fall 2016 HONS 2011.003: Barcelona: An Urban Cultural history class taught by Dr. Benjamin Fraser. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Fraser Irina Swain Camille Kresz Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Digital Barcelona Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 2017 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Irina Swain Camille Kresz Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parc de Diagonal Mar Subject The topic of the resource Parc de Diagonal Mar Description An account of the resource The Parc de Diagonal Mar is located in Barcelona, Spain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ashley Weingartz, Benjamin Fraser Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Camille Kresz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/06/2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Document, Still Image, Sound Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 02/06/2017 Ashley Weingartz Barcelona Parc de Diagonal Mar Spain