Gentrification in a Global ContextRowland Atkinson, Gary Bridge Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This book throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that deeply divides commentators on its worth and social costs given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants. Gentrification in a Global Perspective brings together the most recent theoretical and empirical research on gentrification at a global scale. Each author gives an overview of gentrification in their country so that each chapter retains a unique approach but tackles a common theme within a shared framework. The main feature of the book is a critical and well-written set of chapters on a process that is currently undergoing a resurgence of interest and one that shows no sign of abating. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Mapping neoliberal American urbanism1 | 18 |
3 Gentrification in Canadas cities | 40 |
4 Heritage and gentrification | 58 |
the gentrification factory? | 73 |
6 Gentrification in postcommunist cities | 91 |
7 Exploring the substance and style of gentrification | 107 |
8 Outside the core | 123 |
11 Local limits to gentrification | 172 |
12 Poland and Polonia | 189 |
13 Outside the metropole | 214 |
14 A curious blend? | 230 |
15 Out of squalor and towards another urban renaissance? | 245 |
16 The order and simplicity of gentrification icationa political challenge | 261 |
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Other editions - View all
Gentrification in a Global Context: The New Urban Colonialism Rowland Atkinson,Gary Bridge No preview available - 2005 |
Gentrification in a Global Context: The New Urban Colonialism Rowland Atkinson,Gary Bridge No preview available - 2005 |
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