PAPERS JOURNAL

The 'Papers' collection (ISSN 1888-3621) has the aim of making the debate revolving around the problems and options of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region, which is at a decisive point of its development, reach a wide range of people and institutions that are interested in the future of this region. The content of 'Papers' encompasses a wide range of subjects, from expert's opinions and summaries of relevant investigations, all the way to texts and collections of data from diverse origin that are considered to be of reference value.

'Papers' is published by the Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies, with the support of the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona), the Federation of Municipalities of Catalonia (Federació de Municipis de Catalunya), the Association of Municipalities of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Mancomunitat de Municipis de l'Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona), the Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona) and the Generalitat of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). 'Papers' is managed by an editorial council composed of:

• Joan Trullén i Thomàs (Director, Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies. Institut d’Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona)



• Javier Asensio (Barcelona City Council. Ajuntament de Barcelona)
• Xavier Boneta (Barcelona Provincial Council. Diputació de Barcelona)
• Jaume Busquets (Generalitat of Catalonia. Secretary for Territorial Planning. Generalitat de Catalunya. Secretaria per a la Planificació Territorial)
• Josep M. Carreras (Association of Municipalities of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area . Mancomunitat de Municipis. Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona)
  
• Oriol Clos (Barcelona City Council. Ajuntament de Barcelona)
• Carles Donat (Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies. Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona)
• Marina Espinosa (Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona)
• Juli Esteban (Generalitat of Catalonia. Secretary for Territorial Planning. Generalitat de Catalunya. Secretaria per a la Planificació Territorial)
• Amador Ferrer (Association of Municipalities of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Mancomunitat de Municipis. Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona)
• Adolfo Moreno (Federation of Municipalities of Catalonia. Federació de Municipis de Catalunya)
• Eduard Saurina (Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies. Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona)


• Isabel Clos editorial secretary