Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.31.2.211 |
| Title (Primary) | Household structure, migration trends, and residential preferences in inner-city León, Spain: unpacking the demographies of reurbanization |
| Author | Bouzarovski, S.; Haase, A.; Steinführer, A.; Kabisch, S.; Ogden, P. |
| Source Titel | Urban Geography |
| Year | 2010 |
| Department | SUSOZ |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Page From | 211 |
| Page To | 235 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | reurbanization; gentrification; demography; migration; Spain |
| Abstract | This study examines the changing demography of the Spanish city of León, and aims to explore the manner in which its urban fabric was reshaped by processes of reurbanization, a dynamic whereby the inner city becomes more attractive to a wide variety of household types and social groups. We draw on sociodemographic analyses of municipal census data, as well as a customized questionnaire survey of local residents. Empirical evidence is provided both for the city as a whole and two inner-city districts, Casco Antiguo and El Ejido. Among other findings, it is argued that, although the contiguous built-up area of the city is clearly losing its inhabitants through out-migration and aging, there are a series of small-scale migration flows that increasingly concentrate "nontraditional" households in and around the city center. This is accompanied by an increasing trend toward "city-mindedness" as a residential choice and housing preference among both in-migrants and the long-time residential population. Overall, the evidence points to the emergence of a spatially fragile, fragmented reurbanization process. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=9819 |
| Bouzarovski, S., Haase, A., Steinführer, A., Kabisch, S., Ogden, P. (2010): Household structure, migration trends, and residential preferences in inner-city León, Spain: unpacking the demographies of reurbanization Urban Geogr. 31 (2), 211 - 235 10.2747/0272-3638.31.2.211 |
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