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

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Urban Science

DOI: 10.3390/urbansci9050167

Authors: Ferit Serkan Öngel, Jorge Gonçalves, Fernando Nunes da Silva

Institutions: Gaziantep University, Instituto Superior Técnico

Language: English

Topic: Urbanization and City Planning

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,930