Governance and structuring of public and urban space in Bilbao: Analysis of global trends at the local level

The phenomenon of deindustrialization, as well as the vertiginous changes dependent on n ancial capital, produced new trends in the models of organization and production ofwestern cities such as Bilbao. The socio-spatial organization and structuring of the ‘new city’ begins to be a topic of great im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Lekue López, Iago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/76324
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/76324
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bilbao
public space
globalization
deindustrialization
gentrification
critical urban theory
urban regeneration
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Sumario:The phenomenon of deindustrialization, as well as the vertiginous changes dependent on n ancial capital, produced new trends in the models of organization and production ofwestern cities such as Bilbao. The socio-spatial organization and structuring of the ‘new city’ begins to be a topic of great importance. It is in this sense that the concepts of public and urban space take on greater theoretical relevance. The results obtained through the application of the theory in the case of Bilbao, follow global urban development tendencies. Spatial planning ful ls the strategic functions of a system that dominates urban processes at their convenience. There is a tendency to build aseptic spaces that are closer to the interests of capital than of citizens.