Fifty shades of gay: Social and technological change, urban deconcentration and niche enterprise

Alan Collins and Stephen Drinkwater

Urban Studies, 2017, vol. 54, issue 3, 765-785

Abstract: The development of urban gay villages in England has previously been explored via the conceptual toolkit of the New Economic Geography. While arguably retaining explanatory legitimacy in historical perspective, looking forward its validity is contended to be terminally undermined by changes in broader macro-social trends. The intention of this work is to address a relative lack of attention devoted to broader macro-level processes contributing to the decline or significant re-configuration of urban gay areas. A revised developmental model is presented and considered as part of a transition stage towards a post gay era.

Keywords: gay villages; niche enterprise; social change; technological change; urban deconcentration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098015623722

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