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Gentrification and Uneven Development

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ID4041058
AuthorsN T Smith (0000-0002-2142-3841, corresponding author), Neil Smith (0000-0002-2598-9965)
Year1982
Volume58
Issue2
Pages139
Publication date1982-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/143793
OpenAlexW2334710259
LanguageEN
Citations received324
References cited19

A debate is emerging over whether gentrification and urban redevelopment are temporary, ephemeral processes or only the beginning of a long-term restructuring of urban space. In order to assess the future of the inner city, it is necessary to understand the origins of the present redevelopment process, yet little or no theoretical work has been done. In fact, gentrification and urban redevelopment are the leading edge of a larger process of uneven development which is a specific process, rooted in the structure of the capitalist mode of production. According to this perspective, gentrification is only a small part of a restructuring of urban space which is, in turn, part of the wider economic restructuring necessitated by the present economic crisis

Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Geography · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban Planning and Governance

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Unique citing works324
Citations per year7,36
Citation span1982 - 2026 (45)
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