1st Edition

Gender and Gentrification

By Winifred Curran Copyright 2018
130 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores how gentrification often reinforces traditional gender roles and spatial constructions during the process of reshaping the labour, housing, commercial and policy landscapes of the city. It focuses in particular on the impact of gentrification on women and racialized men, exploring how gentrification increases the cost of living, serves to narrow housing choices, make social... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. Housing

3. Labor

4. Social Reproduction 

5. Safety  

6. Queer Spaces  

7. Conclusion

Biography

Winifred Curran is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA.