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Revisiting the Diversity of Gentrification

Neighbourhood Renewal Processes in Brussels and Montreal

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ID10860403
AuthorsMathieu Van Criekingen (0000-0003-2551-1627, Université Libre de Bruxelles, corresponding author), Jean-Michel Decroly (0000-0003-4362-4190, Université Libre de Bruxelles, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume40
Issue12
Pages2451-2468
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/0042098032000136156
OpenAlexW2065239005
LanguageEN
Citations received128
References cited21

This article provides a comparative analysis of neighbourhood renewal processes in Brussels and Montreal based on a typology of such processes wherein gentrification is precisely delimited. In this way, it seeks to break with the extensive use of a chaotic conception of gentrification referring to the classic stage model when dealing with the geographical diversity of neighbourhood renewal, within or between cities. In both Brussels and Montreal, the gentrification concept only adequatly describes the upward movement of very restricted parts of the inner city, while neighbourhood renewal in general more typically comprises marginal gentrification, upgrading and incumbent upgrading. Evidence drawn from the case studies suggests that each of these processes is relevant on its own-i.e. linked to a particular set of causal factors-rather than composing basically transitional states within a step-by-step progression towards a common gentrified fate. Empirical results achieved in Brussels and Montreal suggest that a typology such as the one implemented in this article could be used further in wider research aimed at building a geography of neighbourhood renewal throughout Western cities

Diversity (politics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political science · Restructuring · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning

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