Gentrifier:

"As urban job prospects change to reflect a more 'creative' economy and the desire for a particular form of 'urban living' continues to grow, so too does the migration of young people to cities. Gentrification and gentrifiers are often understood as 'dirty' words,...

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Main Authors: Schlichtman, John Joe 1974- (Author), Patch, Jason (Author), Hill, Marc Lamont 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London University of Toronto Press [2017]
Series:UTP insights
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"As urban job prospects change to reflect a more 'creative' economy and the desire for a particular form of 'urban living' continues to grow, so too does the migration of young people to cities. Gentrification and gentrifiers are often understood as 'dirty' words, ideas discussed at a veiled distance. Gentrifiers, in particular, are usually a 'they.' Gentrifier demystifies the idea of gentrification by opening a conversation that links the theoretical and the grassroots, spanning the literature of urban sociology, geography, planning, policy, and more. Along with established research, new analytical tools, and contemporary anecdotes, John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, and Marc Lamont Hill place their personal experiences as urbanists, academics, parents, and spouses at the centre of analysis. They expose raw conversations usually reserved for the privacy of people's intimate social networks in order to complicate our understanding of the individual decisions behind urban living and the displacement of low-income residents. The authors' accounts of living in New York City, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Providence link economic, political, and sociocultural factors to challenge the readers' current understanding of gentrification and their own roles within their neighbourhoods."...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index
Physical Description:ix, 242 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9781442650459
1442650451

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