Tamara Velasquez Leiferman

Biographic Data

ID4443458
NAMETamara Velasquez Leiferman
GIVEN NAMESTamara Velasquez
FAMILY NAMELeiferman
SIGNATURELEIFERMAN T V
AFFILIATIONSRutgers University–Newark
ORCID0000-0002-2474-6996
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Short-term rentals and transnational gentrification in Mexico City

    Open AccessTamara Velasquez LeifermanARTICLERegional Studies2026

    This paper contributes to a growing body of scholarly literature on the regulation and impact of short-term rentals in the Global South more broadly, and Latin America more specifically, by examining the phenomenon’s presence in Mexico City, one of Latin America’s largest cities. Building on the author’s prior research, it offers a case study on the rise of Airbnb in Mexico City, an issue which is growingly salient at the local level in the wake …

  • Does cycling infrastructure prioritize gentrifying neighborhoods? The case of Mexico City

    Tamara Velasquez LeifermanARTICLEJournal of Urban Affairs2023References: 3

    This paper aims to test the existence of a relationship between gentrification and the presence of cycling infrastructure in central Mexico City using a sample of 555 neighborhoods in central Mexico City and drawing from open spatial data. This research is contextualized within a growing body of Latin American research on state-led gentrification and the role of infrastructure as a tool for urban revalorization. Results show the existence of a cl…