It was like leaving your family”
Gentrification and the impacts of displacement on public housing tenants in inner‐Sydney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Morris (0000-0001-7652-5370, Institute for Public Policy and Governance University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-162 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajs4.10 |
| OpenAlex | W2614255259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 25 |
In March 2014, the minister responsible announced that all of the approximately 600 public housing tenants of Millers Point and the Sirius Building in inner Sydney are to be moved and the properties sold. Millers Point is probably the oldest public housing area in Australia. The Sirius Building was purpose built for public housing tenants in the late 1970s. The article briefly examines the gentrification process in the Millers Point area. However, the main focus, drawing on six in‐depth interviews with public housing tenants who are still residents in the area and 13 who have moved, is an examination of the impact of the government's removal announcement and the actual displacement of residents. What this article illustrates is that the place attachment of most of the interviewees was profound and the removal announcement and the actual move were devastating. Interviewees spoke of deep sadness and anxiety at the thought of leaving what they considered a unique and genuine community. Residents who had moved told of their isolation and melancholy at having lost their local social network. The research shows that the human cost of policies and not revenue should always be the central consideration
Business · Displacement (psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Government (linguistics · Place attachment · Point (geometry · Political science · Project commissioning · Public housing · Publishing · Relocation · Revenue · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 2,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |