Spatial Appropriations Over Europe’s Borderland
El Principe’s Growth as a Vestige of Colonial Urbanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mari Paz Agundez (0000-0001-8424-590X, Technische Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.6942 |
| OpenAlex | W4392459483 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
My work investigates the spatial transformations generated by conflicting competencies in the border city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the northernmost tip of Morocco. Due to its strategic location, Ceuta became the gateway to the Spanish Protectorate over Morocco. Its implemented masterplan was rooted in the colonial urbanizing strategy of social segregation; yet failed to encompass the entirety of the territory, rendering the border area a site for informal urban settlements. Spain’s 1986 accession to the EU granted the exclave a new role as an icon of Fortress Europe, hindering migration movements toward mainland Europe and, due to the municipality’s neglect of the multifarious stranded migrant groups, settlements ballooned into districts along the border checkpoints. This article investigates the spatial conflicts generated by the border and how these, in turn, shape the borderland. It examines how supra-national actors manipulate urban planning to establish dominance, ostracizing the border region, and studies whether migrants’ spatial practices can effectively disrupt their socio-spatial segregation. Focusing on the border district of El Principe, a twofold methodology is followed: A top-down perspective is built through mapping, examining historical masterplans, policy analysis, and interviews, and a bottom-up stance is included, grounded on participant observation and semi-structured interviews, revealing migrants’ spatial appropriation tactics
Archaeology · Colonialism · Economic geography · Geography · Landscape urbanism · Urbanism · Urbanization and City Planning · Architecture
Walled States, Waning Sovereignty
Spatial Transformations in Ceuta, Spain
City of Collision
Critical theory and ‘gray space’
Borders, Strangers, Doors and Bridges
Forced migration and the city
Borderland urbanism
When the center no longer holds
Enclaves, borders, and everyday movements
Modes of Immigration Politics in Liberal Democratic States
Bordering, Ordering and Othering
Europe's Border Relationships and International Migration Relations
Excavating Lefebvre
The Spanish-Moroccan border complex
Searching for common ground
Migrant Urbanisms
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |