Technology parks: between innovation and real estate rents in the context of Recife, Brazil

Abstract Technology parks are generally implemented in order to turn its location into a competitive space integrated into the global knowledge economy. This is the case of Porto Digital, launched in 2000 by the Government of the State of Pernambuco and located in the Historic Center of Recife, Northeastern Brazil. Investments in infrastructure have been made by the public sector since then, and old buildings have been refurbished both by this sector and by the private sphere. Furthermore, fiscal and financial incentives have been given by the local government to attract firms to the park. Altogether, this process has led to changes in the spatial dynamics of the Historic Center’s land market, more precisely within the so-called Bairro do Recife, where Porto Digital is located. In light of these evidences, the present paper aims at investigating the extent to which the real state component was an important feature to the development of the Porto Digital Project, by means of creating mechanisms that prevent the recovery of the social surplus value produced by land valuation.

摘要：科技园区（Technology parks）的建设初衷通常是将其所在区位打造为融入全球知识经济的竞争性空间。巴西东北部伯南布哥州政府于2000年启动的数字港（Porto Digital）便是此类园区的典型案例，其坐落于累西腓市历史中心。自项目落地以来，公共部门持续投入基础设施建设，公共与私营部门均对区域内老旧建筑开展了翻新改造工作。此外，当地政府还出台了财税与金融扶持政策，以吸引企业入驻园区。综上，这一建设进程使得累西腓历史中心的土地市场空间动态发生了显著变化，具体波及数字港所在的累西腓街区（Bairro do Recife）。基于上述研究背景，本文旨在通过构建防范土地增值所产生的社会剩余价值被侵占的机制，探究房地产要素对数字港项目发展的重要程度。