| Titre : |
Monopoly Street : A Companion for Investment Counter-Cartographers |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Criar Cidade Cooperative, Collectivité éditrice |
| Editeur : |
Madrid : Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung |
| Année de publication : |
2026 |
| Importance : |
37 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. photogr., dessins, tabl., graph., cartes |
| Format : |
30 cm |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Logement Urbanisme Investissements immobiliers Crise économique (2008) Villes Politique publique Politique économique Capitalisme Gentrification Propriété privée Inégalités sociales Espagne Portugal |
| Index. décimale : |
363.59 Logement des différentes catégories sociales |
| Résumé : |
Urban speculation is reaching levels that were almost unimaginable just a few decades ago. Since the financial crisis in 2008, a vast amount of capital has poured into cities, homes, buildings and the built environment, seeking returns less readily available in other markets. As a consequence, homes, public squares, neighbourhoods and streets are becoming assets, investment opportunities, and elements of financial strategies that tend to operate on a scale far removed from the everyday lives of those who live there.
However, if a city is to function as a space for capital accumulation, it must undergo a process of transformation. The needs of its investors overtake those of its people in influencing how it works. Where once residential housing, local shops, community organisations, meeting places, and neighbourhood networks were to be found, now tourist accommodation, hotels, and property developments spring up, along with activities primarily geared towards non-resident consumers. The connections that facilitate urban life gradually weaken as the exchange value of its spaces takes precedence over their use value. The city’s role thus shifts from being a space dedicated to its residents to a vehicle for profit generation.
The trend is not limited to a single city, and it cannot be regarded as an exclusively local phenomenon. It is happening, with diverse degrees of intensity and with a range of characteristics, across many parts of the world. In Europe — and this is particularly evident in southern European countries following the 2008 crisis — property and urban investment became one of the main avenues for capital seeking new opportunities for returns. National governments, European institutions, monetary policies, tax incentives and legislative reforms have all contributed to creating the conditions for significant amounts of money to flow into the built environment. Monopoly Street points to Portugal, where a multitude of laws have been passed to attract speculative capital to its cities, as a poster child for this phenomenon. |
| En ligne : |
https://rosalux.es/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/MONOPOLY-STREET-_-web.pdf |
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