Visualising urban gentrification and displacement in Greater London

Bibliographic Data

ID4141410
AuthorsYuerong Zhang (0000-0001-7956-8640, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK; Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK), Karen Chapple (0000-0002-4417-4251, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley, USA), Mengqiu Cao (0000-0001-8670-4735, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK; School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster, UK, corresponding author), Adam Dennett (0000-0001-8036-0185, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK), Duncan Smith (0000-0002-9973-5802, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK)
Year2020
Volume52
Issue5
Pages819-824
Publication date2020-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0308518x19880211
OpenAlexW2979317110
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited4

Gentrification has long been a contentious issue which has prompted debate among scholars due to variations in its location, timing, context and types of measurements used. Therefore, it is worth seeking a simple and effective approach to measure the processes of gentrification, which enables comparative studies to be conducted across different cities around the world. Using six sets of thematic data from 2001 and 2011 at the neighbourhood level, this study proposes five types of gentrification and displacement by using Chapple and Zuk's theoretical framework. London was selected as a case study. The results show that gentrification was sweeping in many ways during the 2000s in London, particularly in Inner East London. Some areas in North West London are identified as vulnerable neighbourhoods at risk of displacement and gentrification. Furthermore, it was found that most of the neighbourhoods experiencing ongoing displacement are concentrated in Outer London and Inner South London. The typology provides a useful starting point for planners and policymakers to gain deeper insights into the progress of gentrification in London. Additionally, this work can serve as an example to illustrate the potential for using similar types of open source code and census data to estimate the degree of gentrification in other cities

Archaeology · Census · Civil engineering · Economic geography · Gentrification · Geography · Population · Regional science · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Demography · Engineering · Mathematics · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Planning and Governance · Urbanization and City Planning

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