A multilevel analysis of a gentrification process in a spanish medium-sized city: the case of A Coruña

Authors

  • Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón Universidade da Coruña
  • Estefanía Calo Universidade da Coruña
  • Raimundo Otero-Enríquez Universidade da Coruña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4374

Keywords:

Gentrification, Commerce, Seafront renewal, Historic center, A Coruña, Galicia, Trade

Abstract

This article has deconstructed the general phenomenon of gentrification in the historic centre of A Coruña in two models. On the one hand, a model based on social class promotion, symbolic capital and economic status in the Cidade Vella. On the other hand, the neighbourhood of Orzán as a transformation process resulting from a phenomenon of commercial gentrification based on two interrelated processes: first, the demand for new places of consumption and entertainment and second, the material devaluation of the neighbourhood. In this regard, this work brings a new dimension to the global debate around commercial gentrification.

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2022-12-28

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Rodríguez-Barcón, A. ., Calo, E., & Otero-Enríquez, R. (2022). A multilevel analysis of a gentrification process in a spanish medium-sized city: the case of A Coruña. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 15(7), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4374

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