Mobilities and Heritage Urbanism
The growing popularity of lifestyle mobilities is having important consequences on urban communities where these mobilities often play out. Mobile lifestyles contribute to the appropriation of built spaces by social classes with greater mobility than others, groups like retirees from high-income countries, who are experimenting with new ways of living and aging in a foreign culture. The emergence and popularity of these mobilities affect the circulation in and usage of urban space, particularly for lower-income urban residents. This article explores three UNESCO heritage cities affected by North-South lifestyle mobilities: Cuenca (Ecuador), Rabat (Morocco) and Lisbon (Portugal).