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Public space and gentrification (Master thesis)

Αμπατζή, Σταματίνα Ιωάννα/ Ampatzi, Stamatina Ioanna

This research entitled "Public space and gentrification: The example of the neighborhood of Svolos in Thessaloniki" was conducted in order to investigate the application of the phenomenon of gentrification in the central neighborhood of Thessaloniki, A. Svolou. The research is divided into two parts. Through the theoretical part of the research, an attempt is made to study the production of public space, the claim of rights in the city, the fencing and the phenomenon of gentrification. Gentrification is a phenomenon that has been observed in recent decades in central urban areas and is gradually leading to a total change in the uses, functions and the users of these areas themselves. In the empirical part of the work, the research is carried out in the neighborhood of Svolos in order to identify the application of the gentrification phenomenon. The type of research selected is that of quantitative research and was conducted using an electronic questionnaire on a sample of 75 people. The main conclusion of our research shows that the neighborhood of Svolos is gradually showing more and more samples of the phenomenon of gentrification.