In connection to other works on the topic, I was glad to see reference to Sarah Sculman’s The Gentrification of the Mind, another great read on the topic. After a few chapters, it felt more of a heavy scholarly read, but still interesting enough to keep going. Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies is a humane analysis of the many contributing and consequential factors of urban takeovers.

The rest of us are unaware these listings are forcing families onto the street, all while, a disinterested tourist snaps photos of a Steam Clock and then dares to complain about the homeless. Mientras el noveno capítulo se enfoca en historias de cambio y adelantar una pequeña agenda política basada en el feminismo y lo queer, en el anti racismo y en una perspectiva decolonial. i do think ignoring this materiality, especially in organizing for solutions against displacement, can be dangerous.Este libro de Leslie Kern es un buen texto que se centra en desmitificar varias ideas populares sobre el fenómeno de gentrificación. Beyond the Yoga studio, farmer’s market and tattoo parlour, gentrification is more than a metaphor, but impacts the most vulnerable communities. gentrification is not a metaphor and it is a material process, and i don't think its materiality or class dimension undermines the fact that gentrification is a continuation of colonial dispossession or racial discrimination or nuclear home life.

This format bears the style of a scientific essay, which is not an issue per se, it is just not what I was hoping to read. Kern expertly weaves theory, concepts, and up-to-date debates about gentrification together, making it accessible not only to urban scholars but to general readers too. Clearly written and structured, this is a comprehensive consideration of the causes and effects of gentrification. I received this book as an ALC on Libro and picked it up to get in another read at the end of the month. From the forced removal of Indigenous people to the redlining of Black neighbourhoods, from the disenfranchisement of women through suburbanization to the expulsion of the LGBTQ+ community, Kern's writing is a rallying cry for the decolonization of placemaking and a blueprint for an urbanism rooted in social justice and fairness.

An excellent job of puncturing the myths and exposing the ideologies that make gentrification seem natural, inevitable, and desirable. I read some Goodreads reviews whose authors criticized Kern for frequently citing the work of fellow scholars.