Foreclosures and Evictions in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria during the Economic Crisis and Post-Crisis Period in Spain

Urban Science

Armengol-Martín, Maite¹  Parreño-Castellano, JuanM.²  Domínguez-Mujica, Josefina³ 

[1] Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;Department of Geography, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain;G.I. Sociedades y Espacios Atlánticos, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

关键词: foreclosure;    eviction;    economic crisis;    post-crisis;    housing vulnerability;    Spanish city;    housing bubble;    financialization;    holiday home;    housing market;   

DOI  :  10.3390/urbansci2040109

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

At the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008, the number of foreclosures and evictions increased dramatically in Spain. The severe economic situation and the lack of mitigation measures by public institutions seemed to be the main causes. However, the start of a period of economic recovery since 2014 has meant that the number of the evictions continues to increase. In this article, we analyze in detail this phenomenon in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Based on the disaggregated judicial data on the records of ejections and transfer of possession by foreclosures and evictions for the period 2009–2017, we carry out a study according to judicial procedures and proceedings and nature of the parties affected from a time-based and spatial perspective. This information allows us to discern that the causes that have led to the loss of housing are more varied than expected; that these circumstances have affected both societies and individuals, diverging on the period of incidence; and that the loss of housing has a different spatial impact in each stage. We conclude that both dispossession and loss of use are two structural occurrences coherent with the capitalist model of secondary accumulation developed in the world in the last 20 years. In the case of Spain, we have recognized these phases and modes of accumulation beyond the incidence of the crisis, revealing the structural character of the phenomenon analyzed.

【 授权许可】

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