How do Barcelona and Madrid cope with the impacts of globalisation?

The central aim of this paper is to describe the state of art of the impact of globalisation on Barcelona and Madrid (Spain). It especially focuses on the transformations of their historic centres, the most accessible and highly contested spaces, and the reactions of their citizen movements and city...

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Autores: Crespi Vallbona, Montserrat, Domínguez Pérez, Marta
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/190105
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/190105
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Globalització (Economia)
Gentrificació
Política turística
Globalization (Economics)
Gentrification
Politics of tourism
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Resumo:The central aim of this paper is to describe the state of art of the impact of globalisation on Barcelona and Madrid (Spain). It especially focuses on the transformations of their historic centres, the most accessible and highly contested spaces, and the reactions of their citizen movements and city councils. It begins by analysing the gentrification process. It then shows how these cities were even more intensively transformed by commercial gentrification, touristification and studentification, all within a general framework of financialisation. Consequently, both cities act like businesses, seeking high profits, and ignoring many of their citizens. Within this context, public policies have undergone a slight change of orientation. In this tense context, this paper presents a series of reflections and suggestions for future action.