Barcelona exemplifies a smart city model that layers digital intelligence and innovation hubs on top of historical architecture, maintains local character while scaling innovation, and manages dense urban tourism sustainably through digital twin city modeling for waste, traffic, and water management.
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Javier EngladaEvidence Quote
“barcelona has been able to create a smart city but as well a digital twin of the whole barcelona from which they make decisions around you know waste management flows or or due to rains all traffic management and very smartly managed a city that is very dense that attracts many tourists and that wants to continue to be the relevant city for the locals”
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Reimagined Cities: Can Cities Leverage Urban Design & Tech to Attract the Next Generation Traveler?— Intelligence SquaredCreated: 8/13/2026, 7:46:07 AM
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