People Interaction as the Driving Force of the Knowledge City

Abstract

Several authors defend that the interaction between people of diverse areas help the interchange of information and with this the production of innovation. Barcelona's city hall modifies its land use for start this innovative environment through bring together the stakeholders. The question which guides this paper is: ¿Do these interactions events contribute to the construction of an inclusive city? The objectives of this research are: i). to identify the stakeholders of the knowledge city, ii). To Reveal the actions aimed at interaction for innovation, and iii). To describe the type of interactions that are promoted. We use a qualitative method, based on interviews, participant observation and others tools. We found that changes in land use arose prior agreement of actors from the public private areas which implied a constant tension including the rest of actors. Finally, we found that the interactions of innovation are mainly promote by a private association.