The back-to-the-city movement: Neighbourhood redevelopment and processes of political and cultural displacement

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1753-1773

  Hyra, Derek ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

back to the city movement; gentrification; mixed income neighbourhoods; political and cultural displacement

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; CULTURAL CHANGE; GENTRIFICATION; MIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLITICAL CHANGE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84930908789     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014539403     Document Type: Article

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