Another 'Guggenheim Effect'? The Generation of a Potentially Gentrifiable Neighbourhood in Bilbao

This paper examines the relation between urban regeneration policies designed to restructure urban cores and the gentrification of deprived inner-city neighbourhoods via the example of Bilbao. The paper explores the socio-spatial consequences of the regeneration strategies undertaken during the 1990...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2003-11, Vol.40 (12), p.2383-2400
Main Authors: Vicario, Lorenzo, Monje, P. Manuel Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central Cities
Cities
City councils
Downtowns
Gentrification
Housing
Metropolitan areas
Neighborhood Change
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
Redevelopment
Spain
Urban areas
Urban development
Urban economics
Urban growth
Urban planning
Urban Policy
Urban Renewal
Urban studies
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Summary:This paper examines the relation between urban regeneration policies designed to restructure urban cores and the gentrification of deprived inner-city neighbourhoods via the example of Bilbao. The paper explores the socio-spatial consequences of the regeneration strategies undertaken during the 1990s and examines how, once the initial projects were well under way, the City Council identified new spaces for furthering the regeneration process. These include Bilbao La Vieja, the most deprived housing neighbourhood in the conurbation but strategically located next to the city centre. The paper discusses the possible consequences of this designation for the future of the neighbourhood and suggests that the direct intervention of the local government would appear to be contributing decisively to making Bilbao La Vieja an obvious candidate for gentrification.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/0042098032000136129