The coastal areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico are transitioning to a tourist-oriented economy driven by changes in the housing market, the proliferation of restaurants and bars serving visitors, and a shifting educational landscape that prioritizes private schools. Communities experiencing these changes struggle to maintain their identity and cohesion. This report presents a case study of the La Goyco community in Santurce, combining quantitative and qualitative data from several online databases, interviews, and site visits. Our findings suggest the community’s home and lifestyle are threatened, not only by the influx of investors and tourists, but by micro level changes that are serving new and more affluent populations over long-time residents.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• MacDonald, Stephen
• Pina, Jordan
• Govani, Samay
• Hadad, Brenna

Subject

• Community
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030423-091437
• 91251

Advisor

• Carrere, Alize
• Davis, John-Michael

Year

• 2023

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2023-03-04

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030423-091437

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2023-04-19