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  1. Measuring Gentrification and Displacement in Greater London

    Rowland Atkinson · 2000 · Urban Studies · 340 citations

    The use of aggregate data to understand the linkages between gentrification and displacement has been considered problematic because of a lack of refinement or closeness to the nature of these processes as well as lacking the ability to 'track' displacees. This paper presents the results of pioneering work designed to overcome these problems by combining cross-sectional census data with spatially re-aggregated longitudinal census data (the Longitudinal Study). Using established approaches to measure gentrification, via proxy measures, and devising others for its potential displacees, the work demonstrates a displacement effect clustered around gentrified wards. Attempts are made to quantify

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  8. Neighborhood Change and Gentrification Near Three Urban Trails

    Greg Lindsey, Yunlei Qi, Torsha Bhattacharya, et al. · 2021 · Findings · 1 citations

    This paper describes changes in indicators of gentrification in neighborhoods adjacent to recently opened multiuse trails in three US cities. We hypothesize changes are greater in abutting Census Block Groups (CBGs) than in CBGs further from the trails and use a case-control, pre-post design to report changes in gentrification status and related indicators three years after opening. We provide evidence of gentrification near each trail, but in two cases the majority of gentrifiable CBGs in treatment groups remained gentrifiable after three years. Rates and degree of gentrification associated with new trails differ depending on context.

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  9. The cultural identity and urban values of the Wayku neighborhood in Lama

    Erick Paolo Pérez Núñez Erick Paolo Pérez Núñez, Katty Marilyn Alegría Lazo · 2024 · Gentrification

    Introduction: the majestic setting of the urban area surrounding public spaces has an urban planning value that is fundamental to the identity of a place and must be preserved in whole or in part. Objective: to characterize the cultural identity and urban planning values of the Wayku neighborhood in Lama. Method: a non-experimental, observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted. A population of 8,883 inhabitants was defined in that area. The sample for the analytical study is composed of 211 community residents, both men and women. The study is based on accurate and rigorous information, in accordance with the standards of scientific and research methods. Results: 158 p

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  10. Unsettling gentrification: Toward a site ontology of displacement

    Stefano Bloch · 2026 · Dialogues in Urban Research

    This article critically interrogates the conceptual coherence of “gentrification” in urban research, arguing instead for centering displacement within studies of place making and place taking. Weaving together personal experiences of serial eviction in Los Angeles and a review of the literature, I argue that “gentrification” has lost its relevance, having become a catch-all term burdened with socio-political baggage and contested meaning. In making this case for abandoning “gentrification,” I argue for advancing displacement in terms of how it plays out in sites, relationally, contingently, and affectively among agents, objects, and atmospheres. By foregrounding displacement as social, mater

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  11. Gentrification and foodscapes: An integrative review of neighborhood change and food access

    Hilary Ansah, Yongmei Lu · 2026 · Urban Studies

    This article presents a purposive integrative review of research published since 2000 examining the dynamics of food environments and residents’ experiences of food access in relation to urban gentrification. The review synthesizes findings on how food environments and gentrification processes interact and how these interactions influence access for different groups. Guided by a realist Context–Mechanism–Outcome framework, the analysis identifies recurring mechanisms across diverse contexts, focusing on how food establishments function as drivers and signals of neighborhood change, how foodscape transformations create uneven access across demographic groups, and how communities respond. From

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