Reconversion of port areas and privatization of the waterfront of A Coruña: a critical reading

Authors

  • Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón Research Center for Territory, Transportation and Environment (CITTA). University of Porto , Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente (CITTA). Universidade do Porto http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9266-3199 (unauthenticated)
  • Estefanía Calo Department of Sociology and Communication Sciences, Group of Territorial Studies, University of Extremadura , Departamento de Dirección de Empresa y Sociología, Grupo de Estudios Territoriales, Universidad de Extremadura http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3846-5869 (unauthenticated)
  • Raimundo Otero-Enríquez Department of Sociology and Communication Sciences, Group of Territorial Studies, University of A Coruña , Departamento de Sociología y Ciencias de la Comunicación, Grupo de Estudios Territoriales, Universidade da Coruña http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8074-3765 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.21.2018.99-120

Keywords:

port, growth, reconversion, tourism, privatization

Abstract

This article analyses the progressive rehabilitation and privatization of the waterfront of the urban center of A Coruña from the liberalization of industrial-port spaces. This process, spanning from 2012 to the present, has been structured in three major phases: remodeling of the Mariña area; privatization of the land of “La Solana”-Hotel Finisterre; and finally, privatization of the so-called “interior ports” for tertiary and residential uses. The main objective is to articulate a critical reflection on this profound transformation of the city, in the global framework of urban tourism and rehabilitation of historic ports and industrial spaces in disuse.

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Portada Ciudades 21, 2018 (Roubaix)

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Published

2018-05-09

Issue

No. 21 (2018): Urban Heritages

Section

Monographic section

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How to Cite

Reconversion of port areas and privatization of the waterfront of A Coruña: a critical reading. (2018). Ciudades, 21, 99-120. https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.21.2018.99-120