The aesthetics of neighborhood change / edited by Lisa Berglund and Siobhan Gregory.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berglund, Lisa, editor, author of introduction, contributor.

Gregory, Siobhan, editor, author of introduction, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neighborhoods.

Urban poor.

Gentrification.

Community development.

Neighborhood planning.

Physical Description:

134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

The Aesthetics of Neighborhood Change explores cultural shifts that result from gentrification and redevelopment, showing how cultures of racially and economically marginalized groups are appropriated or erased by the introduction of luxury real estate and retail branding. The book explores the literal and symbolic shifts in ownership that are happening in urban locations undergoing redevelopment and demographic shifts. As lesser-discussed manifestations of these shifts, cultural symbols of leisure, tourism and elite consumption can be witnessed as cities work to reshape their landscapes through real estate, retail, and public space development. Aesthetic changes often show up in the form of boutique coffee shops, distilleries, high-end restaurants, retail flagships, and more. Through careful branding and visual design, the new spaces and places become recognized as signs of exclusivity. This exclusivity also emerges in public spaces through local, informal retail practices like street vending, food trucks and outdoor markets. As these changes take shape, more affluent groups replace and displace the cultural practices of existing groups. These changes send tangible, observable messages of neighborhood change which signal the race and class profiles of the desired incoming population who can afford to participate in the redeveloped landscape.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the aesthetics of neighborhood change / Siobhan Gregory

2. A focus on needs: toward a more nuanced understanding of inequality and urban informality in the global North / Ryan Thomas Devlin

3. Excluded by design: informality versus tactical urbanism in the redevelopment of Detroit neighborhoods / Lisa Berglund

4. Authenticity and luxury branding in a renewing Detroit landscape / Siobhan Gregory

5. Deracialized Nostalgia, reracialized community, and truncated gentrification: capital and cultural flows in Richmond, Virginia and Durban, South Africa / Laura Browder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780367895020

0367895021

OCLC:

1129794435