Gentrification: What it is, why it is, and what can be done about it

K Shaw - Geography Compass, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This article outlines the key contemporary debates on gentrification, most of which arise from
variations in the process: in interpretations, assessments of displacement, the agents …

Condominium development and gentrification: The relationship between policies, building activities and socio-economic development in Toronto

U Lehrer, T Wieditz - Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 2009 - JSTOR
Over the past few years, Toronto has experienced a massive reinvestment into the inner city,
mostly in the form of high-rise condominium towers, which was followed by the largest …

Creative cities and (un) sustainability: From creative class to sustainable creative cities

S Kagan, J Hahn - Culture and Local Governance, 2011 - erudit.org
The city today is increasingly conceptualized using terms such as creative cities or creative
class and stressing the importance of culture. The effects this development can have on …

Reurbanization in Toronto: Condominium boom and social housing revitalization

U Lehrer, R Keil, S Kipfer - disP-The Planning Review, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past few years, a condominium boom has transformed the City of Toronto:
developers have bought up land in industrial and residential areas and built high-rise …

CITIES AND THEIR GURUS: The Role of Superstar Consultants in Post‐political Urban Governance

N Keidar - International Journal of Urban and Regional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While consultants have crept into various aspects of municipal governance, a selected few
have transcended the others reaching the status of urban gurus. Although consultants are …

Conquering condos from within: Condo-isation as urban governance and knowledge

RK Lippert, R Steckle - Urban Studies, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The inner governance of condominiums profoundly matters for understanding urban
governance and life but has so far been neglected in urban studies. This article examines its …

The sky is not the limit: Negotiating height and density in Toronto's condominium boom

U Lehrer, P Pantalone - The Routledge handbook on spaces of …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter discusses density bonusing in the context of Toronto's condominium boom,
where this instrument has been around within the legislative framework since 1983. It …

Electoral politics, gentrification, and strategic use of contested place identities in Toronto's Portuguese neighbourhood

K Takahashi - Environment and Planning C: Politics and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article uses the lens of electoral politics to improve understanding of political dynamics
in an ethnic neighbourhood undergoing gentrification, corresponding to Ward 18 and its …

[PDF][PDF] Gentrification and the loss of employment lands: Toronto's studio district

U Lehrer, T Wieditz - Critical Planning, 2009 - researchgate.net
Over the past decade, Toronto's inner city witnessed an extraordinary amount of capital
reinvestment, mainly in the shape of high-rise condominium towers. Developers realized …

[PDF][PDF] Density Bonusing and Development in Toronto

P Pantalone - 2014 - yorkspace.library.yorku.ca
Height and density bonusing is a planning tool that municipalities in Ontario have authority
to use by virtue of Section 37 of the provincial Planning Act, which allows a municipality to …