This dissertation analyses the main causes and consequences of the expansive property cycle 1997-2006 in the metropolitan region of Barcelona. The chosen approach focuses on the housing needs, but taking also into account other main aspects of the residential system. Regarding the causes, the research examines the economic, financial, political, psychological and demographical factors. This dissertation argues that demographical factors do not explain the clear increase in housing prices during this period, although they have a very remarkable impact on the increase of the housing demand and supply. This comprehensive approach allows to study the complexity of the residential system in the metropolitan region of Barcelona as well as the differences with other parts of the territory and also with preceding property cycles. Regarding the consequences, this dissertation analyses how residential houses characteristics have evolved , as well as the perception of the people living in them. This research also examines the social inequalities and the territorial differences. Furthermore, it analyses the effects of the expansive property cycle on the population live cycle in the following aspects: the residential emancipation process, the residential integration of immigrants and the household indebtedness. Finally, the dissertation explores the evolution of urban segregation.
L'habitatge a la regió metropolitana de Barcelona en el període 1991-2006. Una aproximació des de les necessitats residencials de la població
Donat Muñoz, C. D. (Author). 14 Sept 2010
Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)