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

Pedro Porfírio Coutinho Guimarães
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Pedro Porfírio Coutinho Guimarães: Centre for Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal and Associated Laboratory Terra, Portugal

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2022, vol. 15, issue 4, 406-424

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: gentrification; retail gentrification; touristification; urban geography; Lisbon; Marvila (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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