The back-to-the-city movement: Neighbourhood redevelopment and processes of political and cultural displacement
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- Derek Hyra
- Virginia Tech, USA
Description
<jats:p>While certain US cities are still depopulating, others have experienced a reversal of aggregate out-migration patterns. Some scholars, politicians and real estate boosters celebrate this urban population influx, as it will likely increase property values and municipal tax bases; however, we know little about the social costs associated with the back-to-the-city movement. This study investigates the consequences of the back-to-the-city movement through a four-year (2009–2012) ethnographic case study of the revitalisation of Washington, DC’s Shaw/U Street neighbourhood. The redevelopment of this African-American neighbourhood is associated with the city’s 5.2 percent population increase, which occurred between 2000 and 2010. While affordable housing efforts help to keep a portion of long-term, low-income residents in place, political and cultural displacement is occurring as upper-income newcomers flock into this neighbourhood. This article contributes to the urban literature by highlighting that population influx, and associated neighbourhood revitalisation, can have important social implications.</jats:p>
Journal
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- Urban Studies
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Urban Studies 52 (10), 1753-1773, 2014-07-18
SAGE Publications
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360016868867353088
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- ISSN
- 1360063X
- 00420980
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- Data Source
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- Crossref