La problemàtica de l’habitatge de la immigració andalusa a Olot durant el franquisme (1940-1975)

This article analyzes the housing problems faced by Andalusian immigrants who settled in the town of Olot, Girona, during the Franco regime. While the figures for Andalusian immigrants in Olot were not as high as for the entire metropolitan area of Barcelona, Andalusians represented more than 10% of...

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Autores: Casademont Falguera, Xavier, Feu, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución: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:10256/13570
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13570
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Urbanisme -- Catalunya -- Olot
City planning -- Catalonia -- Olot
Andalusos -- Catalunya -- Olot
Spaniards -- Catalonia -- Olot
Immigrants -- Catalunya -- Olot
Immigrants -- Catalonia -- Olot
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Sumario:This article analyzes the housing problems faced by Andalusian immigrants who settled in the town of Olot, Girona, during the Franco regime. While the figures for Andalusian immigrants in Olot were not as high as for the entire metropolitan area of Barcelona, Andalusians represented more than 10% of Olot’s population in 1975, making them the largest immigrant group in the city. As for housing, this research brings to light the difficulties that befell many Andalusian immigrants, especially those who initiated their chain of migration during the war. While the urban and demographic situation of Olot differed from other urban areas, local authorities under Franco were not concerned with the residential needs of Andalusian immigrants. As a result, the immigrants had to resort to different survival strategies—from shantytowns to building their own homes—given the chronic deficit in available housing, which was unable to keep up with the growth in population