What is it about?
little scholarly attention has so far been paid to stigmatized neighbourhoods of this kind in relatively central heritage areas of cities in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This paper advances knowledge in this field by examining an urban heritage neighbourhood that has been characterized in recent decades by territorial stigma. By taking the Fabric area of Timişoara as a case study, with a survey and interviews applied to local people and to local government, we aim to better understand the current perception of Fabric by the people of Timişoara and to grasp what needs to be changed in order for such heritage neighbourhoods to be more inclusive for marginal people and for their heritage buildings to be rejuvenated.
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Why is it important?
This study is important because the territorial stigmatization of people and places occurs in areas whose inhabitants live in poverty and in dilapidated buildings. Such run-down areas generally involve marginalised city-dwellers in post-industrial societies.
Perspectives
The results of our study suggest that there is tension between those living in poverty in Fabric and middle-class people who have settled there. In addition, the local authorities need to commit to taking a more inclusive approach towards the poor.
Dr Remus Cretan
west university of Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: Towards a More Inclusive Perception of a Territorially Stigmatized Area? Evidence from an East-Central European City, January 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4816899.
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