Gentrificació productiva, desindustrialització i relocalització industrial

Esteve Dot Jutgla; Montserrat Pallares-Barbera; Antònia Casellas

Authors

Esteve Dot Jutgla Departament de Geografia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Montserrat Pallares-Barbera Departament de Geografia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Antònia Casellas Departament de Geografia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Keywords:

productive gentrification, urban renewal, 22@Barcelona, urban policy.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present a theoretical discussion on the definition and identification of the process of productive gentrification. From the discussions of the concept of gentrification, broadly conceptualized and studied in processes taking place in residential areas of central cities, the contribution of this paper focuses on redefining the concept in the production sphere, taking businesses as units of analysis and institutions as agents of change. To illustrate this, the article examines the impact of the 22 @ Barcelona project initiated in 2000 in the neighborhood of Poblenou, Barcelona. The analysis focuses on the study of Can Ricart, analyzing the process of expulsion of the industries of an old textile industrial complex, which by the time of the approved urban renewal plan, it contained 34 small and medium enterprises from various sectors.

Keywords: productive gentrification, urban renewal, 22@Barcelona, urban policy.