Interplay between gentrification, retail and urban space: a systematic literature review
(A2025-125987)

AUTHORS

MARCELO BRANDAO, Federal University of Espírito Santo; Thiago Guedes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Arthur Sarcinelli, Lusófona University

ABSTRACT

The distribution and agglomeration of retail outlets is an important factor in the relationship between processes of socioeconomic change and cultural resilience in an urban space. Recent studies on the subject diverge on the order of influence of retail performance in gentrification processes. On the one hand, gentrified neighborhoods increase the number of retail establishments. On the other hand, the growth of retail distribution in an urban space is the starting point for increasing the attractiveness of new resources to the locality. Thus, this controversy makes the understanding of the phenomenon in the management of urban space even more complex. A bibliometric analysis based on 275 articles published in the last years indicates that specific themes such as urban renaissance, ethnic retail, urban economic resilience, urban amenities, and the relationship between urban planning and public policies are the subjects on the future research agenda.