Industrial Relocation and Urban Restructuring: Between Decline and Global Connectivity in Setúbal

Setúbal Peninsula (SetPe) has played a critical role in Portugal’s industrial history, symbolizing economic growth in the 1960s and serving as the centre of the working-class movement during the Carnation Revolution. This study examines the impacts of deindustrialisation and integration into Global...

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Main Authors: Ferit Serkan Öngel, Jorge Gonçalves, Fernando Nunes da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Urban Science
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/5/167
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Summary:Setúbal Peninsula (SetPe) has played a critical role in Portugal’s industrial history, symbolizing economic growth in the 1960s and serving as the centre of the working-class movement during the Carnation Revolution. This study examines the impacts of deindustrialisation and integration into Global Network and Chain Structures (GNCS) on the region’s daily life and urban areas. Despite the decline in industrial employment and the challenges posed by abandoned industrial areas, the region has remained connected to GNCS through existing industrial facilities. The study utilised both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyse these transformations and highlighted the region’s vulnerability in the face of these global processes. The findings suggest that integration into GNCS in SetPe has led to economic dependence on multinational companies, social and cultural decline, and challenges in urban redevelopment.
ISSN:2413-8851