Revitalization to whom? Urban policy and gentrification in Downtown Santos

Authors

  • André Rocha Santos UNESP

Keywords:

gentrification, revitalization, municipal administrations, social inclusion, Santos/SP

Abstract

The article discusses, based on Neil Smith’s concept of gentrification, the process of ennoblement of the city of Santos and of revitalization of the historic center, which has been occurring in the city since the mid-1990s. From the analysis of four municipal administrations – 1997-2000; 2001-2004 (political party: PPB); and 2005-2008; 2009-2012 (political party: PMDB) – and their urban planning policies, we interpret how promarket views concerning the urban theme have influenced the gentrification of the city and the gentrification of the downtown area, added to the lack of a policy of social inclusion of residents of slums and substandard housing.

Author Biography

André Rocha Santos, UNESP

Possui Graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Mestrado em Arquitetura e Urbanismo na área de Planejamento Urbano e Regional pela USP e Doutorado em Sociologia na linha de pesquisa Estado, Instituições e Políticas Públicas pela UNESP.  Atualmente é Pesquisador do Observatório das Metrópoles na Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, campus Baixada Santista.

Published

2014-12-18

How to Cite

Santos, A. R. (2014). Revitalization to whom? Urban policy and gentrification in Downtown Santos. Cadernos Metrópole, 16(32), 587–607. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/metropole/article/view/16879