Weak-Center' Gentrification and the Contradictions of Containment
Deconcentrating Poverty in Downtown Los Angeles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4383068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen Reese (0000-0002-0505-4601, corresponding author), Geoffrey Deverteuil (0000-0003-3036-9303, University of Southampton, corresponding author), Leanne Thach (University of San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-327 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00900.x |
| PMID | 20827846 |
| OpenAlex | W2102657053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 31 |
This case study of recent efforts to deconcentrate poverty within the Skid Row area of Los Angeles examines processes of 'weak-center' gentrification as it applies to a 'service dependent ghetto,' thus filling two key gaps in prior scholarship. We document the collaboration between the government, business and development interests, and certain non-profit agencies in this process and identify two key mechanisms of poverty deconcentration: housing/service displacement and the criminalization of low income residents. Following Harvey, we argue that these efforts are driven by pressures to find a 'spatial fix' for capital accumulation through Downtown redevelopment. This process has been hotly contested, however, illustrating the strength of counter-pressures to gentrification/poverty deconcentration within 'weak-center' urban areas.Résumé Cette étude de cas porte sur les efforts entrepris récemment pour déconcentrer la pauvreté dans le quartier de Skid Row à Los Angeles. Elle examine les processus de gentrification d'un 'centre faible' lorsqu'ils s'appliquent à un 'ghetto de populations dépendantes de services', et comble ainsi deux grandes lacunes des recherches antérieures. Elle montre comment les intérêts du gouvernement, des entreprises et de l'urbanisme se joignent à certains organismes non lucratifs impliqués dans le processus. De plus, elle identifie deux mécanismes clés de la déconcentration de la pauvreté: le déplacement des logements et/ou services, et la criminalisation des habitants à faible revenu. Dans le sillage de Harvey, l'étude préconise que les efforts entrepris sont suscités par des pressions visant à trouver une 'solution spatiale'à l'accumulation de capital en réaménageant le centre-ville. Toutefois, cette démarche a été vivement contestée, illustrant ainsi la vigueur de la résistance à l'encontre de la gentrification et de la déconcentration de la pauvreté dans le cadre d'un modèle urbain à'centre faible
Archaeology · Criminalization · Criminology · Development economics · Downtown · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Poverty · Redevelopment · Scholarship · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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