| Revista: | Investigaciones geográficas - Instituto de Geografía. UNAM |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000451119 |
| ISSN: | 0188-4611 |
| Autores: | Gago García, Cándida1 Martínez Sierra, Ubeimar José2 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Madrid. España 2Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá. Colombia |
| Año: | 2021 |
| Número: | 106 |
| País: | México |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The objective of the work to study the impact of globalization processes, linked to the postulates of neoliberalism, in the Latin American metropolises, assessing the changes produced in the last three decades in relation to the massive implementation of Large Urban Projects (GPU) through the study of a comparative selection of cases. As a hypothesis, it is pointed out that with the increase in their economic weight and the functions of “control”, cities have acquired preponderant roles in the new international division of labor, which is translated into a readaptation of their physical and social structures. These become centers of activity, within a productive model of flexible accumulation, and in the territories where a large part of the decision, planning and management processes are concentrated. This is also the case in Latin America, although the role of its metropolises can only be considered significant in the regional and “country” context, due to their role as a nexus between supranational territorial interests and national and local ones. In accordance with these processes, over the last three decades new forms of production of urban territory have proliferated where different typologies predominate: gated communities, high-rise towers (intended for residential use, generally luxury, hotels, corporate headquarters of large companies or advanced business services offices), shopping centers and major comprehensive renovation operations. All this points to real estate businesses in search of profitability with a high rate of return. Thus, in a context of financialization of the economy, real estate investment, historically linked to financial investment, has found an appropriate environment for its open and flexible reproduction, becoming one of the fundamental forms of capital investment. From a methodological point of view, it has been chosen to select quantitative indicators, coming from multilateral organizations (UN, UN-Habitat, ECL |
| Disciplinas: | Geografía |
| Palabras clave: | Geografía humana, Geografía urbana, América Latina, Neoliberalismo, Mega proyectos urbanos, Globalización, Metropólis |
| Keyword: | Human geography, Urban geography, Latin America, Neoliberalism, Urban megaprojects, Globalization, Metropolis |
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