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Social exclusion within the “developmentalist” Madrid: the influence of large-scale housing sale model on social cohesion within the building process of Madrid’s metropolitan area

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  • Alejandro Tamayo Palacios Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Vol. 26 No. 73 (2011): Habitat as the Expression of the Winners

Abstract

A brief analysis of Madrid’s social spaceduring the so called Spanish developmentalistperiod, by using different theories regarding urban space planning, suggests considering a thorough understanding the way the real estate sector operates.The study of the role of this sector on the construction of Madrid’s metropolitan area reveals its key influence on current revenue allocation. Additionally, the analysis of the factors thatallowed this sector to gain territory and independence characterize this phenomenon. In this sense, although historical fabric, social housing, planning, centrality and physical limits are key elements, it is demonstrated that the strategy of the housing sector is another influent aspect. Finally, the fact that economic segregation has been an essential mechanism of the real estate model from the 60s validating this sector as the main actor in urban design approximates Henry Lefebvre theories regarding the role of “Companies” in the design of urban social space.

Author Biography

Alejandro Tamayo Palacios, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Architect town planner, Master of Urban and Territorial Planning Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Associated Professor, Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

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Tamayo Palacios, A. (2011). Social exclusion within the “developmentalist” Madrid: the influence of large-scale housing sale model on social cohesion within the building process of Madrid’s metropolitan area. Revista INVI, 26(73), 73–102. Retrieved from https://tecnovet.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62393
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