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Gentrification and Urban Renewal
Research Guide
What is Gentrification and Urban Renewal?
Gentrification and Urban Renewal in Latin American Urban Studies examines displacement from revitalization projects in historic centers and port areas of cities like Buenos Aires, Bogotá, and Havana.
Research analyzes community impacts and resistance strategies in urban renewal processes (Casgrain and Janoschka, 2013, 101 citations; Contreras Gatica, 2011, 97 citations). Studies document class recambio in pericentral zones of Santiago and Buenos Aires (López-Morales, 2013, 67 citations; Prévôt Schapira, 2000, 41 citations). Over 10 key papers from 2000-2018 provide case studies with 30-100 citations each.
Why It Matters
Gentrification research informs housing policies amid urban growth in Latin America, revealing tensions between heritage preservation and resident displacement (Casgrain and Janoschka, 2013). In Santiago, renewal projects attracted higher-income residents to city centers, displacing lower classes (Contreras Gatica, 2011). Buenos Aires cases highlight segregation and resistance tactics applicable to policy design (Prévôt Schapira, 2000; Salinas Arreortúa, 2013). These findings guide equitable urban planning in expanding megacities.
Key Research Challenges
Adapting Gentrification Concepts
Latin American contexts differ from Anglo models, requiring dissociation of terms like gentrification from Northern biases (Casgrain and Janoschka, 2013). Studies must integrate local neoliberal policies and social recambio (López-Morales, 2013). This conceptual shift challenges uniform application across cities.
Measuring Displacement Impacts
Quantifying resident displacement in renewal projects is difficult due to informal housing and data gaps (Contreras Gatica, 2011). Case studies in Santiago and Buenos Aires rely on qualitative indicators like class shifts (Inzulza and Galleguillos, 2014). Statistical verification of causal links remains elusive.
Analyzing Resistance Strategies
Resident protests against touristification and Airbnb expansion vary by city, complicating cross-case comparisons (Gil and Sequera, 2018). Research must capture evolving tactics in Madrid and Latin American parallels (Janoschka et al., 2014). Long-term effectiveness assessment lacks longitudinal data.
Essential Papers
Gentrificación y resistencia en las ciudades latinoamericanas El ejemplo de Santiago de Chile
Antoine Casgrain, Michael Janoschka · 2013 · Andamios · 101 citations
Este artículo discute las modalidades mediante las cuales es posible aplicar el término “gentrificación” en las ciudades latinoamericanas. Para ello, se defiende en primer lugar la necesidad de dis...
La recuperación urbana y residencial del centro de Santiago: Nuevos habitantes, cambios socioespaciales significativos
Yasna Contreras Gatica · 2011 · EURE (Santiago) · 97 citations
De forma paralela al proceso de expansión suburbana en las ciudades latinoamericanas y, en especial, en Santiago de Chile, se observa un movimiento residencial y espacial centrípeto, que pone en va...
Expansión de la ciudad turística y nuevas resistencias. El caso de Airbnb en Madrid
Javier Gil, Jorge Sequera · 2018 · Empiria Revista de metodología de ciencias sociales · 86 citations
La reciente y veloz expansión de la turistificación ofrece algunos factores críticos que han alimentado la indignación vecinal y la resistencia local dentro de la 'ciudad turistística'. Estas prote...
Gentrificación en Chile: aportes conceptuales y evidencias para una discusión necesaria
Ernesto López‐Morales · 2013 · Revista de geografía Norte Grande · 67 citations
En Latinoamérica y Chile, en la última década, se observan intensos procesos de reestructuración urbana en zonas pericentrales, con recambio de clase social, lo que es comprendido bajo el apelativo...
Gentrificación en Madrid: de la burbuja a la crisis
Eva García Pérez · 2014 · Revista de geografía Norte Grande · 43 citations
En paralelo a las dinámicas de explosión urbana en Madrid durante la década 1997-2007 también los procesos de gentrificación se profundizaron en el centro de Madrid. Este artículo describe dicho fe...
Segregación, fragmentación, secesión. Hacia una nueva geografía social en la aglomeración de Buenos Aires
Marie-France Prévôt Schapira · 2000 · Economía Sociedad y Territorio · 41 citations
En los años ochenta en América Latina se generalizó el término “crisis urbana”, sin que se haya explicado muy claramente su significado. La pertinencia del empleo de esta noción ha sido muy discuti...
Latino gentrificación y polarización: transformaciones socioespaciales en barrios pericentrales y periféricos de Santiago, Chile
Jorge Inzulza, Ximena Galleguillos · 2014 · Revista de geografía Norte Grande · 37 citations
Gentrification and segregation are complex and controversial urban phenomena of social and spatial differentiation at global scale. Similar to other Latin American megacities, Santiago, Chile has u...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Read Casgrain and Janoschka (2013) first for Latin adaptation of gentrification; Contreras Gatica (2011) for Santiago mechanics; López-Morales (2013) for conceptual foundations; Prévôt Schapira (2000) for Buenos Aires segregation baseline.
Recent Advances
Study Inzulza and Galleguillos (2014) for polarization advances; Gil and Sequera (2018) for touristification resistance; Durán et al. (2016) for Quito periurban insights.
Core Methods
Qualitative socio-spatial analysis of renewal projects (Contreras Gatica, 2011). Comparative case studies across cities (Salinas Arreortúa, 2013). Resistance mapping via protest ethnographies (Casgrain and Janoschka, 2013).
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Automated Workflows
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Frequently Asked Questions
What defines gentrification in Latin American cities?
Gentrification involves class recambio in pericentral zones from renewal projects, dissociated from Anglo models (Casgrain and Janoschka, 2013; López-Morales, 2013). Cases include Santiago and Buenos Aires historic centers.
What methods dominate this research?
Qualitative case studies assess socio-spatial changes (Contreras Gatica, 2011). Mixed methods track resident shifts and resistance (Inzulza and Galleguillos, 2014; Gil and Sequera, 2018).
What are key papers?
Casgrain and Janoschka (2013, 101 citations) on Santiago resistance; Contreras Gatica (2011, 97 citations) on center recovery; López-Morales (2013, 67 citations) on Chilean conceptualizations.
What open problems exist?
Longitudinal displacement measurement lacks data (Prévôt Schapira, 2000). Havana and Bogotá cases need more studies versus Santiago dominance. Touristification resistance evolution uncharted (Gil and Sequera, 2018).
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