Filippo CELATA, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italy
Barbara BROLLO, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italy
Young students and workers are recognized to be some of the most mobile populations, both at internal and international trajectories. Their impact on the cities and neighborhoods of destination is studied mainly in terms of studentification and gentrification. In this presentation we propose the category of “temporary population” as a useful concept that includes different forms of mobility, characterized by not having the intention, or possibilities, of long-term settlement. This comprehends students, workers, lifestyle migrants, digital nomads and other intermediate forms of mainly young mobile subjects. These groups have been analyzed separately for a long time, while they have many common features like being mostly young, tending to co-live as a strategy to assure an accommodation in central areas, looking for socialization and fun. Their presence is both a source of conflict with residents, mainly in the field of house rent and use of public space, and a potential resource for their propensity to consume and high education.
We test the equilibrium between positive and negative externalities, presenting the case study of the city of Rome in terms of general figures and spatial distribution. An empiric qualitative research allows completing the picture of motivations, sociospatial practices and future perspectives. The hypothesis of the prevalence of temporary presence over long-term plans of staying is confirmed. The low quality of labour market, linked to the local economic structure and development model, combined with the difficulties of a metropolis with deficient public transport, make many people live in the city only for a stage of their life. This allows them to achieve a higher level of social capital and personal experience that will be spent in other places.
Implications, both in terms of life course and urban functioning and policies, will be addressed.
Mots clés : Temporariness|Studentification|Gentification|Sociospatial polarization
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