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5.1.7 GEN - Gentrification

Last modified by Emily West on 2022/02/10 10:03

5.1.7 GEN - Gentrification

Topic	Urban challenges	Sub-challenges
Social	5 - Environmental Justice and Social Cohesion	5.1 - Environmental Justice

Description	Distribution refers to the distribution of environmental goods and bads across time, space and social groups. When, as a result of NBS interventions, the distribution turns out unfavourable for those already vulnerable, to the extent of resulting in displacement, then a process of environmental gentrification is taking place. It is characterised by the coming together of several trends, policies and (market) mechanisms and may or may not be the intention of those that initiated the NBS. NBS interventions, while contributing to climate change adaptation or mitigation, the resulting increased attractiveness of the area can also lead to (or strengthen existing trends of) land price increase, increases in rent or an increase in private owned homes versus social housing. This can result in displacement, whereby those displaced also miss out on the benefits that the enhance natural solutions offer (Kabisch et al 2016). Gentrification has in fact been described as an unintended consequence of environmental justice activism, whereby the push for sustainability has been such that it has for instance benefited real estate developers trying to increase the value of their properties at the cost of low-income residents that have been displaced. As such, NBS can result in a more inequitable distribution of goods and bads (Checker 2011).
Scale as linked to D2.2 framework	City Neighborhood Street Household Object
Data source [ link to data framework]	Socio-economic and demographic information over time (e.g. existing databases), e.g. in combination with GIS and maps Reports written based on interviews, surveys, focus groups or group discussion-reports; storytelling, diaries; (participant) observation; workshops and/or other participatory methods to collect peoples’ accounts.
Needs	Data on inequalities before, during and after the NBS intervention. Longitudinal data on socio-demographic changes; economic and other trends (e.g. in real estate developments; land prices; housing developments) Data on perceived changes in the neighbourhood(s); city etc.
Expected Outputs	Overview of how the process/procedure around an NBS has been organised and how it is viewed by various stakeholders in terms of causing/strengthening gentrification Understand to what extent (potential) gentrification is intentional/desired and by which stakeholders (understand differences in interests, in power and the political nature of the process) Understanding how the planning, implementation and maintenance of this NBS affects gentrification and possibilities to counter this
Calculation methods	N/A
Links and references	Checker 2011 Kabish et al 2016 Raymond et al 2017a & b