Contemporary sociology offers competing images of the breadth and consequences of
gentrification. One subset presents gentrification as a nearly unstoppable force that plays a …

This article explores the relationship between art and gentrification at the urban scale. In
particular, it maps shifting conceptualizations of this relationship through a focus on art …

Coworking spaces (CWS) and the associated practice of coworking, have emerged in
numerous forms and various urban contexts to critically challenge traditional concepts of the …

In this paper I critique the notion of 'the creative class' and the fuzzy causal logic about its
relationship to urban growth. I argue that in the creative class, occupations that exhibit …

This article compares the work of fashion models and “new media workers”(those who work
in the relatively new medium of the Internet as dot-com workers) in order to highlight the …

Recent years have seen persistent tension between proponents of big data analytics, using
new forms of digital data to make computational and statistical claims about 'the social', and …

Over the past decade, under the rubric of creative placemaking, policymakers, planners and
practitioners have turned to arts and culture to enliven city life and stimulate urban …

In the debate on urban and regional competitiveness, it has become fashionable to stress
the growing importance of creativity for economic development. Especially scientist …

Creativity has become part of the language of regeneration experts, urban planners and
government policy makers attempting to revive the economic and cultural life of cities in the …

In the current discourse of low-budget urbanity, there is a special place for projects and
practices of temporary reuse. While the idea of temporary urban uses is often understood as …