Tracing the path to retail gentrification: insights from Marvila, Lisbon

Retail gentrification is a rising field of research within the wider field of gentrification studies. In this paper we use the old neighbourhood of Marvila in Lisbon as a case study. The information collected from the fieldwork demonstrates the depth of transformations occurring in the commercial fa...

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Autor principal: Guimarães, Pedro (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2022
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/54236
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/54236
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Resumo:Retail gentrification is a rising field of research within the wider field of gentrification studies. In this paper we use the old neighbourhood of Marvila in Lisbon as a case study. The information collected from the fieldwork demonstrates the depth of transformations occurring in the commercial fabric of Marvila, which is having a detrimental effect on old stores and the local population. Moreover, it reveals that the current process was triggered by a group of independent investors, whose success is placing them at risk of being displaced. These findings reinforce the existent body of literature on the subject of retail gentrification.