Jorge Blanco

Gentrificación, movilidad y transporte: aproximaciones conceptuales y ejes de indagación

This paper aims to lay the groundwork for analysis of the relationships between the processes of gentrifi cation, transport and mobility, by identifying the limited development of this fi eld, particularly in Latin America. After the development of the concepts that organize the fi eld of inquiry (gentrifi cation, transport, mobility, accessibility, spatial capital), the article presents three axes of organization. The fi rst one attempts to analyze the role of investment in transport infrastructure and services as possible mechanisms of gentrifi cation. The second focuses on the differential attraction to accessibility in the deployment of gentrifi cation in different territorial contexts. The last axis seeks to examine the effects on daily mobility of the groups displaced by gentrifi cation. These axes open a research agenda that advances on the complexity of gentrifi cation, adding new dimensions.

Políticas y geografías del desplazamiento. Contextos y usos conceptuales para el debate sobre gentrificación

This paper reflects on the use, contents, relationships and political consequences of the concept of displacement within the context of human geography in order to place the debate on gentrification in the complex map of displacement at a global scale. By following an analytical approach and based on the empiric findings of a bibliographic review, the present paper organizes the use of the displacement concept into seven major thematic groups: 1) urban mobility and transport; 2) residential mobility; 3) migration; 4) extreme natural events; 5) political-military conflicts and tensions; 6) infrastructure and territorial planning projects; and 7) gentrification and urban renewal processes. This study concludes that the diversified uses of the displacement concept show the importance of population movement within the analysis of current socio-territorial processes. It is also concluded that research on gentrification may benefit from the findings of other studies on displacement since they refer to a larger debate associated with dispossession on a global scale.