This paper examines the much-hyped 2012 Olympic Games 'legacy'in relation to the displacement experiences of lower-income East Londoners. The paper begins by outlining …
E López-Morales - Revista de Geografía Norte Grande, 2013 - SciELO Chile
En Latinoamérica y Chile, en la última década, se observan intensos procesos de reestructuración urbana en zonas pericentrales, con recambio de clase social, lo que es …
Wholesale clearance and eviction that typify China's urban development have often resulted in discontents among urban residents, giving rise to what critics refer to as property rights …
A Kearns, P Mason - Housing Studies, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Current regeneration policy has been described as 'state-led gentrification', with comparisons made with the 'social disruption'caused by slum clearance of the 1950s and …
R Kleinhans, A Kearns - Housing Studies, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This introductory paper to this special issue of Housing Studies questions whether various characteristics of the debate and research on gentrification, displacement and restructuring …
H Pearsall - Urban Studies, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Municipal governments have incorporated brownfield redevelopment programmes into urban sustainability plans to encourage the redevelopment of these sites into productive …
Given the well-established benefits of social integration for physical and mental health, studies have begun to explore how access to social ties and social support may be shaped …
E Skinner, JR Masuda - Social Science & Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper explores the relationship between place and health inequity as experienced by Aboriginal youth living in Winnipeg, Canada. Between 2010 and 2011, a team of youth (N …
In this article I offer some critical reflections on the central analytical and political/policy issues emerging the special issue of Cities focused on the Right To The City Alliance's …