Are gentrification and displacement different across cities? Exploring the effects of urban regimes

• In Event: 1451 - Community and Urban Sociology Section Roundtables (1 hour)
  In Refereed Roundtable 60min: 4. Exploring Gentrification

Abstract

Quantitative research has repeatedly found that displacement is not more likely in gentrifying neighborhoods. These studies rely either on data from a single city, or from national data that does little to account for how cities are different. This study examines how the relationship between gentrification and displacement is mediated by city-level factors. It examines how "urban regimes" -- the assemblages of market forces, the social safety net, and government economic development policies at the municipal level -- affect local displacement patterns. It begins by using cluster analysis to generate a typology of cities. It then proceeds to replicate a prominent study in the gentrification research, Freeman's (2005) "Displacement or Succession," and expand on the findings by accounting for both neighborhood gentrification, as well as the city in which the neighborhood is embedded. This study contributes to our understanding of how various place-based contextual factors can mediate housing dynamics.

Author

• Howard Jacob Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison