Papers by José Alberto Rio Fernandes
Sustainability, 2019
City centres are spaces where different economic and cultural values converge as a consequence of... more City centres are spaces where different economic and cultural values converge as a consequence of their current uses and functions. In the case of Porto (Portugal), more than 20 years after being declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (in 1996), tourism has had remarkable effects on its physical, social and economic features. Therefore, Porto—and in particular its city centre—is taken in this article as the object of study. The interest of this space lies in the fact that it has been rapidly transformed from a devalued old area into the centre of an important urban tourism destination on a European level. Based on the spatial and temporal analysis of a set of indicators related to tourism, housing and economic activity, we identify the main threats that this “culture-led regeneration”—much supported by tourism—could have on the cultural values of Porto. Our results show that this process is promoting an excessive use of space by tourism and an overexploitation of cultural values. ...
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Urban Geography, Feb 27, 2019
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Advances in hospitality, tourism and the services industry (AHTSI) book series, Jun 30, 2022
This chapter analyses the tourism and urban dynamics transformations of the two leading cities in... more This chapter analyses the tourism and urban dynamics transformations of the two leading cities in Portugal – Lisbon and Porto. In a (neo)liberal context and within a process of financialization of the economy, the authors address the political vision of each city, the local stakeholders and residents' evaluation, and public policies analysis. This chapter concludes that the implications of recent transformations are numerous. The process of residential and functional gentrification, resulting mainly from the touristification of the city, and the concomitant growth of the floating population, was slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, housing and services prices are still high, and the unavailability of housing is indeed a problem. Thus, integrated, strategic, and collaborative planning for sustainable urban development is assumed as a crucial issue for the next decade.
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Cities experience rapid growth and transformation. Over the past decades, change has been particu... more Cities experience rapid growth and transformation. Over the past decades, change has been particularly intense and complex, associated to globalization, spatial compression and temporal acceleration. Within this context, the EU funds introduced new urban rehabilitation dynamics that made a city center more and more attractive. This, alongside the growth of international tourism, has increased the number of city users, which has furthered the discussion on the relation between the physical, economic, social and environmental intervention of the city, as well as the debates on the positive and negative impacts of tourism in cities. With that in mind, we look at the intense change that occurred in the city of Porto, Portugal, in the period from an intense economic crisis to the COVID-19 confinement. We consider changes in buildings, retail and policies to conclude that a neoliberal attitude favoured a tourism-led and sustainability blind gentrification. Based on a survey and analysis o...
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GOT - Journal of Geography and Spatial Planning, 2017
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USP globalization & urban policy in the periphery of capitalism Urban adjustment: world bank & ID... more USP globalization & urban policy in the periphery of capitalism Urban adjustment: world bank & IDB policies for cities A bridge to speculation or the art of rent in the staging of a global city Urban policy goals & territorial planning articulations & lessons from planning urban regions in Portugal Lisbon: metropolis & urbanised landscape The close relationship between tourism & privately governed territory A sustainable urban solution in Brazil? Enabling local development through Digital Cities: examples from Portugal Water-sensitive urban planning: a simulation approach for a coastal plain in Brazil Housing policy & urban development: the Brazilian experience Sound salad: The soundscapes of a Brazilian favela Geographic dimensions of the Brazilian metropolitan areas peripherisation process Socio-economic segregation & activity spaces in cities of the north-eastern part of Brazil Natal, an example Social housing design in southern Brazil & its implication for urban development Citi...
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Percursos & Ideias: revista científica do …, 2001
... Em conseqüência, destinam-se aos feirantes espaços então marginais à cidade (como a Rotunda d... more ... Em conseqüência, destinam-se aos feirantes espaços então marginais à cidade (como a Rotunda da Boavisía, ou o Largo da Corujeira), extinguem-se feiras e construem-se mercados: Anjo eBolhão primeiro, mais tarde o do Peixe e outros, de que subsiste a estrutura do de ...
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... I. Lois González, Rubén Camilo (1961-). II. ... This second wall left part of the hamlet outs... more ... I. Lois González, Rubén Camilo (1961-). II. ... This second wall left part of the hamlet outside (particularly by the river, on the west side, in Miragaia) and made it possible to include vast non-developed spaces, which allowed jews to settle within the walls in 1386. ...
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This edition of Méditerranée dedicated to Portugal, reflects some of the main changes observed ov... more This edition of Méditerranée dedicated to Portugal, reflects some of the main changes observed over the last fifty years in this southern European country, initially coinciding with the end of the dictatorship and the transition to democracy, then with its EU membership. The later half of the last century was marked by profound changes in Portuguese society, both in economic and political areas, the pace of these changes becoming quicker in the last quarter of the 20th century, with the end of the political regime in force until the revolution of 25 April 1974, when Portugal turned towards democracy, in line with the prevailing political orientation in Western Europe. After 1974, the Portuguese economy was very unstable, and very externally dependent, especially on its former colonies, which had meanwhile become independent. With the return of the Portuguese who had been living in these colonies, there was a rise in unemployment and various social problems emerged. On the other hand...
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Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 2019
El papel de Airbnb en la creación de un "nuevo" centro de la ciudad vieja: hechos, prob... more El papel de Airbnb en la creación de un "nuevo" centro de la ciudad vieja: hechos, problemas y controversias en PortoEl crecimiento del turismo urbano, favorecido por plataformas como Airbnb, está cambiando drásticamente las ciudades. En toda Europa, los gobiernos locales se han enfrentado al crecimiento descontrolado de la llamada economía colaborativa y han desarrollado diferentes enfoques reglamentarios: una prohibición total; laissez-faire; y la limitación. Tomamos Porto como un caso-estudio, teniendo en cuenta el crecimiento significativo del turismo, de la Airbnb y de los usuarios flotantes en los últimos dos años de la ciudad. Utilizamos diferentes tipos de métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos (a saber, la base de datos oficial de Airdna) para analizar los principales cambios urbanos, el papel de Airbnb y el contexto de gobernanza. Llegamos a la conclusión de que el crecimiento de los usuarios flotantes de la ciudad, estimulado por Airbnb, parece ser el principal im...
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Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 2019
El papel de Airbnb en la creación de un "nuevo" centro de la ciudad vieja: hechos, prob... more El papel de Airbnb en la creación de un "nuevo" centro de la ciudad vieja: hechos, problemas y controversias en PortoEl crecimiento del turismo urbano, favorecido por plataformas como Airbnb, está cambiando drásticamente las ciudades. En toda Europa, los gobiernos locales se han enfrentado al crecimiento descontrolado de la llamada economía colaborativa y han desarrollado diferentes enfoques reglamentarios: una prohibición total; laissez-faire; y la limitación. Tomamos Porto como un caso-estudio, teniendo en cuenta el crecimiento significativo del turismo, de la Airbnb y de los usuarios flotantes en los últimos dos años de la ciudad. Utilizamos diferentes tipos de métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos (a saber, la base de datos oficial de Airdna) para analizar los principales cambios urbanos, el papel de Airbnb y el contexto de gobernanza. Llegamos a la conclusión de que el crecimiento de los usuarios flotantes de la ciudad, estimulado por Airbnb, parece ser el principal im...
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Méditerranée, 2018
Cities are continuously gaining importance in an increasingly urban world. They are transformed b... more Cities are continuously gaining importance in an increasingly urban world. They are transformed by processes of extension and restructuring, with multi-centrism tendencies and growing metropolitan concentration of people, economic capacity and political power.In the Portuguese case, gaining insight into this question is essential for understanding the post-1974 transformations, and the deep changes promoted by democracy and accompanied by the European integration, with the animation of the consumer society and the anxiety of the Lehman Brothers and sovereign debt crisis. Through complex mechanisms, cities must take on the heavy responsibility of shaping the future of the country.Thus, we will pay particular attention to cities, urbanization, urbanism and urban politics. We present a detailed synthesis and analysis about the urban development in Portugal and suggest reflection on the future.
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