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Gentrification and Conservation: Examining the Intersection

Gentrification and Conservation: Examining the Intersection GENTRIFICATION AND CONSERVATION Examining the Intersection CAROLINE CHEONG AND KECIA FONG Department of History, University of Central Florida and Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania Figure 1. Traditionally inhabited by working class migrants and immigrants, many of Shanghai’s low-rise lilongs are under intense gentrification pressure as the city continues to develop. Their central location and traditional aesthetic make them choice neighborhoods for redevelopment. (Photo by Caroline Cheong, 2014) PAGE 2 .................19281$ $CH1 02-07-19 13:25:29 PS Gentrification. For many, simply saying the word evokes powerful emotions of anger, resentment,despairand,attimes,powerlessness.Suchresponsesareoftenrootedinexpe- riences of state-sponsored or market-led community expulsion, during which minority communities are supplanted by racially dominant populations. The displacement of resi- dents and businesses is nearly always characterized by tensions between racially- and socioeconomically-defined classes with distinct and contrasting cultural mores. One need only scan recent media headlines to verify the term’s popular understanding: “The Bronx sheds imageof urbanblight, becomeslatest targetof New York City’s relentless gentrifica- tion”; “Some Charlotte [North Carolina] residents feeling pressured to move by gentrifica- tion”; “Gentrification has destroyed our unique ‘Bo-Kaap heritage’” in Cape Town, South Africa; and “Vulnerable residents forced out by the gentrification of West Auckland.” To besure, gentrification is a politicallycharged set http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Change Over Time University of Pennsylvania Press

Gentrification and Conservation: Examining the Intersection

Cheong, Caroline; Fong, Kecia
Change Over Time , Volume 8 (1) – Feb 27, 2019
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GENTRIFICATION AND CONSERVATION Examining the Intersection CAROLINE CHEONG AND KECIA FONG Department of History, University of Central Florida and Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania Figure 1. Traditionally inhabited by working class migrants and immigrants, many of Shanghai’s low-rise lilongs are under intense gentrification pressure as the city continues to develop. Their central location and traditional aesthetic make them choice neighborhoods for redevelopment. (Photo by Caroline Cheong, 2014) PAGE 2 .................19281$ $CH1 02-07-19 13:25:29 PS Gentrification. For many, simply saying the word evokes powerful emotions of anger, resentment,despairand,attimes,powerlessness.Suchresponsesareoftenrootedinexpe- riences of state-sponsored or market-led community expulsion, during which minority communities are supplanted by racially dominant populations. The displacement of resi- dents and businesses is nearly always characterized by tensions between racially- and socioeconomically-defined classes with distinct and contrasting cultural mores. One need only scan recent media headlines to verify the term’s popular understanding: “The Bronx sheds imageof urbanblight, becomeslatest targetof New York City’s relentless gentrifica- tion”; “Some Charlotte [North Carolina] residents feeling pressured to move by gentrifica- tion”; “Gentrification has destroyed our unique ‘Bo-Kaap heritage’” in Cape Town, South Africa; and “Vulnerable residents forced out by the gentrification of West Auckland.” To besure, gentrification is a politicallycharged set

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Published: Feb 27, 2019

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