TY - UNPB
T1 - The Form of Gentrification
T2 - Common Morphological Patterns in Five Gentrified Areas of London, UK
AU - Venerandi, Alessandro
AU - Zanella, Mattia
AU - Romice, Ombretta
AU - Porta, Sergio
PY - 2014/11/7
Y1 - 2014/11/7
N2 - Many socioeconomic studies have been carried out to explain the phenomenon of gentrification. Although results of these works shed light on the process around this phenomenon, a perspective which focuses on the relationship between city form and gentrification is still missing. With this paper we try to address this gap by studying and comparing, through classic methods of mathematical statistics, morphological features of five London gentrified neighbourhoods. Outcomes confirm that areas which have undergone gentrification display similar and recognizable morphological patterns in terms of urban type and geographical location of main and local roads as well as businesses. These initial results confirm findings from previous research in urban sociology, and highlight the role of urban form in contributing to shape dynamics of non-spatial nature in cities.
AB - Many socioeconomic studies have been carried out to explain the phenomenon of gentrification. Although results of these works shed light on the process around this phenomenon, a perspective which focuses on the relationship between city form and gentrification is still missing. With this paper we try to address this gap by studying and comparing, through classic methods of mathematical statistics, morphological features of five London gentrified neighbourhoods. Outcomes confirm that areas which have undergone gentrification display similar and recognizable morphological patterns in terms of urban type and geographical location of main and local roads as well as businesses. These initial results confirm findings from previous research in urban sociology, and highlight the role of urban form in contributing to shape dynamics of non-spatial nature in cities.
KW - gentrification
KW - morphological patterns
KW - location
UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.2984
M3 - Working paper
BT - The Form of Gentrification
ER -