IN-PERSON Barcelona. Section A

Abstract

Knowledge production on urban vulnerabilities demands multidimensional, interdisciplinary, and relational approaches to territory. This is particularly evident in a complex and challenging urban environment marked by overlapping processes such as gentrification, deindustrialization, suburbanization, and poverty urbanization. The paper addresses a research conducted within a PhD thesis on contemporary territories focused on a metropolitan context, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA). It presents the methodological path that allowed the mapping of socioeconomic dynamics of this territory and the identification of uneven, invisible and vulnerable geographies. This approach integrates multidimensional indicators and territorial typologies under an interdisciplinary perspective. The typologies were designed with statistical analysis of data from multiple sources (e.g. Census; Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security; Portugal Tourism’s – the government entity responsible for public policies on the sector; General Direction of the Territory – the government entity on public policies on territory). Each typology integrates demographic, socio-economic, and land use indicators. The research shows a diverse set of vulnerabilities and challenges linked to LMA territorial polarization. This result highlight the need to improve the quality and implementation of public policies and planning instruments towards the improvement of LMA territorial cohesion, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.