Abstract
Based in theoretical foundation by Foucault’s notion of the triad of power, where Discourse legitimates Power, Power institutionalizes Knowledge, and Power and Knowledge build together the politics of truth, it is no accident that at least the three most prominent universities in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area are linked with the main industrial and financial corporations. This research aims to analyze and interpret the role of universities as detonators of physical, social, economic and cultural transformation, by trying to respond a key question: What are the implications of private institutions being responsible of the making of the city? As a very complex urban problematic, mixed methods research is mandatory. Quantitative vision is important, as the incidence of the economic dimension in the modeling of physical space and social dynamics is evident. From this scope, statistical cartography and the revision of land value over time, is used to identify gentrification through a localized typology of two components: youthification and an increase in the quality of life. A qualitative approach is also needed to understand the human dimension beyond the numbers and statistics. An ethnographic instrument design is outlined, with a methodology that incorporates mental maps, to approach territoriality and space symbolism, based in urban imaginaries. The main objective of this research is the generation of a model of urban analysis, not of metropolitan or regional scale, but in a neighborhood scale, which is more resonant with these specific typological environments.
Presenters
Oscar Fdo. Mendoza LozanoArchitect, Architecture, LGZ arquitectura, Nuevo León, Mexico Carlos Estuardo Aparicio-Moreno
Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León, Mexico
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Socio-spatial Segregation, Urban Imaginaries, Studentification, Gentrification, Inequality, Social Impact Analyses
