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- Title
Economic restructuring, social re-composition and recent urban change in Portugal
- Authors
Gaspar, J.; Henriques, E. B.; Vale, M.
- Abstract
The productive restructuring process has affected more than just theeconomic field, because its effects have been felt on urbanisation processes, on social relations, and on the spatial organisation of society. Starting from the 'metapolis` concept, developed by Ascher (1995), we analyse the evolution of new forms of urban space in Portugal,arguing that new urban forms generate new social inequalities and, in extreme cases, social exclusion. Portugal is a semi-peripheral country that combines certain of the trends in social and economic organisation common to core countries, with certain trends more common in the developing world. Thus the understanding of urban change in Portugal is a complex task, made more difficult by the rapidity of processes since the mid 1970s. The Lisbon Metropolitan Area has been deeply affected by the productive restructuring process. The role of economicand urban policies in the Lisbon region is discussed, and an assessment is made of certain measures aimed at solving economic and social problems.
- Subjects
SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN policy; URBANIZATION
- Publication
GeoJournal, 1998, Vol 46, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
0343-2521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1006987705815