Urban or Downtown Renaissance

Bibliographic Data

ID23660741
AuthorsRobert P Stoker (0000-0003-1577-1281, George Washington University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Pages1-6
Publication date2019-04-15
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118568446.eurs0385
OpenAlexW2936904486
ISBN9781118568446
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

An urban renaissance revitalizes city space to attract businesses, residents, and visitors. Renaissance projects align city space with changing opportunities, tastes, and lifestyles. Downtown areas are often targeted for renaissance projects. The motivation to undertake renaissance projects is rooted in competition between cities to attract residents and investment capital. Local pro‐growth coalitions that seek to increase the market and tax value of urban land promote renaissance projects. Gentrification and aggressive policing methods used to control disadvantaged populations are key controversies related to urban renaissance projects.

African Renaissance · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Capital (architecture) · Competition (biology) · Disadvantaged · Downtown · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Gentrification · Geography · Glory · Political science · Politics · Sociology · The Renaissance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Urban Planning and Governance

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