When the spell is broken

Gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district

Bibliographic Data

ID2406332
AuthorsFenne M Pinkster (0009-0004-4008-7152, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands, corresponding author), Willem R Boterman (0000-0002-8908-5842, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Year2017
Volume24
Issue3
Pages457-472
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Geographies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-4740 • E-ISSN: 1477-0881
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1474474017706176
PMID29278248
OpenAlexW2612949207
LanguageEN
Citations received68

Expansion of urban tourism in historic districts in European cities is putting increasing pressure on these areas as places to live. In Amsterdam, an ever-growing number of tourists visit the famous canal district, which also forms the home of a group of long-term, upper-middle-class residents. While such residents are generally depicted as instigators of urban transformation, in this case, they are on the receiving end. Bringing together the literature on the socio-spatial impact of tourism, belonging and the lived experience of place, this article explores the changing relationship between these established residents and their neighbourhood and provides insight into their growing sense of discontent and even powerlessness in the face of neighbourhood change

Economic geography · Economic growth · Gentrification · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political science · Sociology · Spell · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Urban Planning and Governance