Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study

Scholars tend to discuss gentrification in a colorblind fashion which suggests that gentrification is solely a classed process. It is not. In this article, we move our attention away from a discussion on the colorblind features of New Urbanism to focus on how the shift from an industrial economy t...

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Main Authors: Olivia Hetzler, Veronica E. Medina, David Overfelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2007-05-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v51/second.htm
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spelling doaj-183f2b340a5749389a294ac0e34a8ad22020-11-24T21:48:21ZengNorth Carolina Sociological AssociationSociation Today1542-63002007-05-0151Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case StudyOlivia HetzlerVeronica E. MedinaDavid OverfeltScholars tend to discuss gentrification in a colorblind fashion which suggests that gentrification is solely a classed process. It is not. In this article, we move our attention away from a discussion on the colorblind features of New Urbanism to focus on how the shift from an industrial economy to a post-industrial service economy in New Urban "World Cities" creates a push that drives local minorities away from the city and a pull that draws new stakeholders into the city. http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v51/second.htmgentrificationnew urbanismurban successionimmigrationracial discrimination
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Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
Sociation Today
gentrification
new urbanism
urban succession
immigration
racial discrimination
author_facet Olivia Hetzler
Veronica E. Medina
David Overfelt
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title Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
title_short Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
title_full Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
title_fullStr Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Race, Immigration and Economic Restructuring in New Urbanism: New Orleans as a Case Study
title_sort race, immigration and economic restructuring in new urbanism: new orleans as a case study
publisher North Carolina Sociological Association
series Sociation Today
issn 1542-6300
publishDate 2007-05-01
description Scholars tend to discuss gentrification in a colorblind fashion which suggests that gentrification is solely a classed process. It is not. In this article, we move our attention away from a discussion on the colorblind features of New Urbanism to focus on how the shift from an industrial economy to a post-industrial service economy in New Urban "World Cities" creates a push that drives local minorities away from the city and a pull that draws new stakeholders into the city.
topic gentrification
new urbanism
urban succession
immigration
racial discrimination
url http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v51/second.htm
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