Gentrification in the framework of capitalism. Two cases: the Colón corridor and the Güemes neighborhood in the city of Córdoba (Argentina)

Abstract

For decades, urban transformations have been taking place in Latin American cities that respond to capitalist logic. From the gentrification paradigm, two cases are analyzed in the city of Córdoba (Argentina), the Colón corridor and the Güemes neighborhood. The common characteristic of both is that the modifications produced an increase in the value of the land and changes in its use (from residential to commercial) together with population with higher economic income. The objective is to describe the particularities of the process. The methodology is qualitative and quantitative, it is described and analyzed real estate strategies (valuation attributes), the role of the State (regulatory and infrastructural changes) and how it is articulated with the increase in value of urban land and built space. As conclusions, it is identified: gentrification takes place in central, intermediate and peripheral areas, furthermore the real estate developers, the State and architectural design deepen the process.