A NEW DIALETICS CENTRE/PERIPHERY

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND PRACTICES IN THE SUBURBAN AREAS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36661/2448-1092.2014v11n18.12009

Keywords:

new consumption spaces, centre - periphery dialectics, urban sprawl, city, Sicily

Abstract

This paper deals with the analysis of current changes which have been recently shaping unprecedented urban structures in some suburban areas, due to the emerging of new consumptions spaces. In particular, the work aims at highlighting the effect of urban sprawl on the main Sicilian metropolitan areas, also moulded by the diffusion of the suburban retailing formats, in order to evaluate to what extent these dynamics have been contributing to the configuration of new urban landscapes and unprecedented socio-economic structures, not to mention the  new consumption spacessupport in the process of containing social and economic marginalisation.

Author Biographies

  • Caterina Cirelli, University of Catania

    University of Catania - Italia

  • Teresa Graziano, University of Sassari

    University of Sassari - Italia

  • Leonardo Mercatanti, University of Palermo

    University of Palermo - Italia

  • Enrico Nicosia, University of Macerata

    University of Macerata - Italia

  • Carmelo Maria Porto, University of Messina

    University of Messina - Italia

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Published

13-01-2021

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 18 (2014): Comércio e consumo na cidade contemporânea

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How to Cite

CIRELLI, Caterina; GRAZIANO, Teresa; MERCATANTI, Leonardo; NICOSIA, Enrico; PORTO, Carmelo Maria. A NEW DIALETICS CENTRE/PERIPHERY: CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND PRACTICES IN THE SUBURBAN AREAS. Cidades, Brasil, v. 11, n. 18, 2021. DOI: 10.36661/2448-1092.2014v11n18.12009. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uffs.edu.br/index.php/cidades/article/view/12009. Acesso em: 11 mar. 2025.