Is gentrification good for you?
There are few people who would argue that gentrification is anything other than 'a very bad thing'.
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Will redeveloping the Old Truman Brewery change London’s Shoreditch forever?
Brick Lane has so far resisted gentrification, but a new scheme has just been given the go-ahead.
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What makes a city feminist?
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ByPodcast: Seven Sisters Market, with LibDem mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita
Rory Stewart likes to walk around London. So do I. And so, a few months ago, someone on Twitter gave…
ByStreet hustlers helped build Addis Ababa. Now they’re being pushed out
The population of Africa is booming, but as long as productivity and employment remain unsteady, “global experts” and economists contend,…
ByResidents are fighting back against gentrification in Manchester’s Northern Quarter
As the claw sunk its teeth into the Victorian warehouse, raining down century-old hand laid brick, the spirit of residents…
ByNeo Bankside v Tate Modern: A tale of two windows
Do panoramic views come with a privacy price tag? It’s a question that Justice Anthony Mann pondered last month when…
ByCan gentrification ever be ethical? On Amazon’s move to Long Island and Crystal City
When large companies move into an area, politicians often proclaim how the new business will create jobs, increase tax revenues,…
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