REFLECTIONS ON THE USES OF THE TERM "URBAN REVITALIZATION" IN GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH
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https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v47i1.16342Abstract
The purpose of this study is to contribute with the debate about a recurrent practice throughout the development of geography, namely the discussion about categories, themes, terms, and other specificities that make up the field of Geography research. In this context, we present a discussion about the uses of the term "urban revitalization", which is routinely used by scholars of the aforementioned science as a synonym for a practice known as resurrection of theoretically degraded and/or abandoned urban spaces. However, analyzing its conceptualization and some practices carried out, which have been guided as urban revitalization, during this research study, we found an inconsistency. That is to say, the implementation of what is classified as urban revitalization are only interventions that aim to enhance certain areas of urban space.
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