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The Form of Gentrification: Common Morphological Patterns in Five Gentrified Areas of London, UK

Year: 2014

Type: book

Abstract: 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.

Source: Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)

Authors: Alessandro Venerandi, Mattia Zanella, Ombretta Rómice, Sergio Porta

Institutions: University College London, University of Ferrara

Language: English

Topic: Urban Design and Spatial Analysis

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W635067669

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Cites: 42

Cited by: 4

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