Living through gentrification: subjective experiences of local, non-gentrifying residents in Leith, Edinburgh
Living through gentrification: subjective experiences of local, non-gentrifying residents in Leith, Edinburgh
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DOI：
10.1007/s10901-009-9151-3
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Doucet, Brian
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作者：
Doucet, Brian
中产阶级化的过程通常被视为有赢家和输家;辩论经常集中在中产阶级和被他们取代的人身上。然而，这一过程似乎更为复杂，在许多中产阶级化的社区，有些居民不属于这些类别。本文探讨了那些经历过中产阶级化过程的人的主观经验。通过对苏格兰爱丁堡一个中产阶级化社区的当地居民进行采访，发现了一个新的观点，即发现居民同时接受并谨慎对待中产阶级化社区发生的快速变化。本文探讨了三个要素：住房，设施和社会互动，以及当地居民，谁不是即将到来的绅士化，在他们的社区感知这些变化。虽然许多居民对一些变化表示欢迎，但似乎也有一种“不适合我们”的情绪。这项研究揭示了参与这一过程的人口中的一个重要因素，并表明中产阶级化比通常描述的更为复杂和微妙。
The process of gentrification is often seen as having winners and losers; the debate frequently is centred on the gentrifiers and those being displaced by them. However, the process appears to be more complex, and in many gentrifying neighbourhoods, there are residents who do not fit into these categories. This paper explores the subjective experiences of those who have lived through the process of gentrification. By using interviews with local residents in a gentrifying neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, a new viewpoint has been uncovered that found residents who were simultaneously embracing of and cautious about the rapid changes taking place in their gentrifying community. This paper examines three elements: housing, amenities and social interactions, and how local residents, who are not incoming gentrifiers, perceive these changes in their neighbourhood. While many residents welcomed some of the changes, there also appeared to be a 'not for us' sentiment. This research sheds new light on an important element of the population involved in the process, and suggests that gentrification is more complex and nuanced than often portrayed.