Gentrification and schooling in global cities / edited by Xavier Bonal (professor of sociology, Department of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) and Marta Cordini (associate professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonal, Xavier, editor.

Cordini, Marta, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

New horizons in the sociology of education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentrification.

Education, Urban.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This insightful book provides a crucial understanding of the relationship between gentrification and education. Drawing on an array of international research, it examines how families, schools and education policies interact with urban transformation to highlight complex and often overlooked patterns. Leading experts examine how student populations and competition for school places are reshaped when neighbourhoods are transformed by rising housing costs and the arrival of affluent residents. They illustrate how the outcomes of gentrification, including increased segregation, reinforced education inequalities and uneven access to resources, are consistently harmful despite varying local policies. By analysing evidence from diverse contexts, the book demonstrates that schools are not only affected by urban change, but are key sites where the social consequences of gentrification unfold and educational opportunities are limited or widened. Gentrification and Schooling in Global Cities is an essential resource for scholars and students of educational equity and access, particularly those interested in urban education. Education policymakers and urban planners will also benefit from its actionable recommendations for mitigating the impact of urban change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Gentrification And Change In The / Educational Marketplace

1. A concept run amok: how to use gentrification in urban studies / Daniel Sorando

2. Gentrifying schools in gentrifying neighborhoods: recent developments and future research in the United States / Shelley M. Kimelberg and Chase M. Billingham

3. A multilevel perspective on urban and educational change: re-theorizing the link between neighborhood gentrification and school demographics / Kfir Mordechay and Jared N. Schachner

4. Schools in transforming neighborhoods: the combined impact of urban change and school choice. The case of Milan / Marta Cordini and Andrea Parma

Part II: Gentrification, School Choice, And School Segregation

5. Understanding the relationship between gentrification and school segregation through agent-based models / Eric Dignum and Willem Boterman

6. Gentrification and school segregation in Oslo: middle-class strategies and educational inequalities in an egalitarian context / Roberta Cucca and Ingar Brattbakk

7. Do gentrifiers fly from local schools? The case of Barcelona / Xavier Bonal, Sheila Gonzl̀ez-Motos and Carlos Bueno

8. "Residential gentrification" without "school gentrification" in the Parisian close suburbs / Lise Lčuyer and Marco Oberti

Part III: School Gentrification And Actors' Responses

9. Desegregation strategies and gentrifiers: conceptual analysis on the justification of social closure in urban school markets in Finland / Sonja Kosunen and Heidi Huilla

10. Challenging educational inequalities in gentrified neighborhoods: the role of grassroots activism in Milan / Carlotta Caciagli

11. School gentrification and social reproduction: a Bourdieusian approach to urban education / Marcel Pagès, Pablo Neut Aguayo, Andreu Termes and Nur Garcia-Borš Moreno

Part IV: Conclusions

12. Schooling in gentrifying cities: a critical conclusion / Xavier Bonal and Marta Cordini.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035346684 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.