The mall as heterotopia under Greece’s economic crisis: a sociospatial analysis in Thessaloniki

Ioannis Frangopoulos, Christina Papasimeon, Dimitris Kourkouridis and Nikos Kapitsinis

International Planning Studies, 2024, vol. 29, issue 3, 268-286

Abstract: This paper examines the socio-spatial constitution of the mall, as a basic consumption place, in the aftermath of the 2008 global economic crisis, employing a geographical approach to malls and a socio-spatial perspective on heterotopia, as a conceptual theoretical tool on the exercise of power and production of space. Introducing the concept of crisis-heterotopia, the case of the Mediterranean Cosmos shopping Centre in Thessaloniki, Greece, is employed, carrying out questionnaires and interviews with residents of Thessaloniki. The findings highlight the internal constitution of the mall as a crisis-heterotopia identified by the socio-spatial and cultural profiles and spatial representations of the consumers.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2024.2385408

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