Spoiled Mixture: Where Does State-led `Positive' Gentrification End?

Mark Davidson
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Mark Davidson: Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, Level 6, 34 Charles St, Parramatta, New South Wales, 2150, Australia, mark.davidson@uws.edu.au

Urban Studies, 2008, vol. 45, issue 12, 2385-2405

Abstract: Over the past decade, policy-makers have introduced social mixing initiatives that have sought to address urban social problems by deconcentrating poor and working-class communities through attracting the middle classes back to the city. Such a policy objective clearly `smells like gentrification'. However, some commentators have warned against being critical of these policies, pointing out that the types of inner-city redevelopment generated by them is different from classical gentrification and that state-led gentrification offers benefits for many working-class communities. This paper draws upon research conducted in London to demonstrate how, despite having many commendable aspects, these policy agendas carry with them significant threats of displacement for lower-income communities. The paper also argues that, due to the mutating nature of gentrification, these threats are increasingly context-bound. In conclusion, the paper argues that those state mechanisms which might manage the unjust aspects of gentrification are inadequate.

Date: 2008
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