Gentrifications

Marie Chabrol is a lecturer in the department of geography of the University of Picardy Jules Verne, in Amiens (France), and a member of the Habiter le Monde research unit.

“It was useful to be reminded about the original debates between those who focused on demand for gentrified housing as opposed to those who focused on its supply … the authors I felt de-toxified a debate that has sometimes become a rather sterile war of ideological position.” • Tim Butler, King's College London“It’s an interesting book, offering a different perspective on the multiple facets of gentrification. It shows a considerable range of theories, approaches, perspectives and case studies, therefore highlighting also the ambiguity of a concept.” • Giovanni Semi, University of Torino

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: From Gentrification to GentrificationsPart I: StructuresChapter 1. From Industry to Real Estate: Creating the Gentrification SupplyChapter 2. The Existing Built Environment: How Urban Morphologies Inform Gentrification ‘Potentials’Chapter 3. On the Diversity of Gentrifers: Structural Effects and Contextual EffectsPart II: PoliciesChapter 4. Are Pro-Gentrification Policies Real? An Evidence-Based InquiryChapter 5. Gentrification: A Matter of Images and RepresentationsChapter 6. Moving Upmarket: a Neoliberal Strategy of Urban (Re)DevelopmentPart III: InhabitantsChapter 7. Gentrification, Pauperization, Immigration: One Process May Hide AnotherChapter 8. Popular Continuities in Gentrifying Neighbourhoods: The Presences and Practices of NonresidentsChapter 9. R Residing in a Gentrifying Neighbourhood: The Importance of Trajectories and MobilitiesChapter 10. Negotiating Diversity in Daily Life. Controlled Neighbourly Relations and School ChoicesConclusionIndex