The touristification of Old Havana is resulting in unique patterns of gentrification that rely on a new spatial imaginary, the enforcement of which is resulting in the loss of places for residents to be young. The Cuban state’s preservation of significant proportions of social housing as part of its investments in the heritage tourism industry is disrupting common housing-led displacement in the city. The neighbourhood’s economic transition is concentrated instead in public spaces, as squares and streets are taken over by new tourist-serving businesses. This process of enclosure dispossesses locals of both public and private leisure spaces, as the cost of consumption in said businesses is beyond the purchasing power afforded by Cuban salaries. The dispossession of public space is particularly problematic for local youth who, given the persistence and pervasiveness of Havana’s housing crisis, spend the majority of their free time in streets and squares. This displacement of youth reinforces existing patterns of exclusion and discrimination along lines of race, class and gender. Given the particular value of public space for youth development in communities like Old Havana, this article documents the three main processes through which young people are being displaced from or dispossessed of urban public space in their neighbourhood, enclosure, sanitisation and temporary appropriation, and discusses the impacts on young peoples’ place-related identity.

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年轻的地方：哈瓦那旧城公共空间的剥夺


哈瓦那旧城的旅游化正在导致独特的中产阶级化模式，这种模式依赖于新的空间想象，而这种想象的实施导致居民失去了年轻的地方。作为对遗产旅游业投资的一部分，古巴政府保留了很大比例的社会住房，这正在扰乱该市常见的住房导致的流离失所现象。随着广场和街道被新的旅游服务企业占领，该地区的经济转型集中在公共空间。这种圈地过程剥夺了当地人的公共和私人休闲空间，因为上述企业的消费成本超出了古巴工资的购买力。公共空间被剥夺对于当地年轻人来说尤其成问题，鉴于哈瓦那住房危机的持续性和普遍性，他们大部分空闲时间都在街道和广场上度过。青年人的流离失所加剧了现有的种族、阶级和性别排斥和歧视模式。鉴于哈瓦那老城等社区的公共空间对青年发展的特殊价值，本文记录了年轻人从其社区的城市公共空间中流离失所或被剥夺的三个主要过程：封闭、卫生和临时占用，并讨论了对年轻人地方相关身份的影响。