The contemporary American Dream is based on the myth that anyone can obtain upward mobility if they work hard enough, regardless of their class or race. This ideology supports the idea that America is the land of equal opportunity, democracy, and liberty. This framework is probl…
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This dissertation tells an alternative story of Shenzhen’s emergence of one of the world’s great manufacturing cities by focusing on the transformation of over one thousand former farming and fishing villages within the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone into Villages-in-the-City [V…
This dissertation examines the relationship between queer geography and gentrification in Atlanta, Georgia. This relationship is intrinsically tied to issues of urban land valuation, sexuality, race, and the material reality of a sprawling urban area. Using data from thirty-five…
Urban development is a foundational field which has a direct impact on the quality of life for any individual inhabiting the area of development. Globally, there are many factors that are leveraged to weigh what constitutes just and equitable design, sustainability, and provides…
This dissertation explores the points of tension between dominant histories of neighbourhood activism in Toronto and Montreal between 1963–1989 and the lived experiences of locally embedded activists who organized for access to safe jobs, homes, and the right to exist in their n…
New-build construction is causing an expansion in the presence of gentrification and displacement in urban neighborhoods across the United States. The dominant explanation for this trend is urban renewal. Previous research has focused on neighborhood transitions in economic clas…
Gentrification is primarily viewed as neutral to school leadership and school culture (Freeman 2002; Nyden, Edlynn, & Davis 2006; Merriman 2007). Student displacement is seen as collateral damage for the betterment of the community. Using qualitative research approach derived fr…
Gentrification is a contentious topic both theoretically and politically. A subset of urbanization, gentrification displaces existing residents as wealthier residents and developers move into an area and invest in local housing, commerce, and public infrastructure. Some view gen…