Economic restructuring, social re-composition and recent urban changes in Portugal |
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Authors: | Jorge Gaspar Eduardo Brito Henriques Mário Vale |
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Institution: | (1) Centro de Estudos Geográficos, University of Lisbon, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The productive restructuring process has affected more than just the economic 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 economic and urban policies in the Lisbon region is discussed, and an assessment is made of certain measures aimed
at solving economic and social problems.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | productive restructuring social inequalities urban change Lisbon |
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