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Gentrification and occupancy rights

Gentrification and occupancy rights What, if anything, is problematic about gentrification? This article addresses this question from the perspective of normative political theory. We argue that gentrification is problematic insofar as it involves a violation of city-dwellers’ occupancy rights. We distinguish these rights from other forms of territorial rights and discuss the different implications of the argument for urban governance. If we agree on the ultimate importance of being able to pursue one’s located life plans, the argument goes, we must also agree on limiting the impact of gentrification on peoples’ lives. Limiting gentrification’s impact, however, does not entail halting processes of gentrification once and for all. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Politics, Philosophy & Economics SAGE

Gentrification and occupancy rights

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018
ISSN
1470-594X
eISSN
1741-3060
DOI
10.1177/1470594X18766818
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Abstract

What, if anything, is problematic about gentrification? This article addresses this question from the perspective of normative political theory. We argue that gentrification is problematic insofar as it involves a violation of city-dwellers’ occupancy rights. We distinguish these rights from other forms of territorial rights and discuss the different implications of the argument for urban governance. If we agree on the ultimate importance of being able to pursue one’s located life plans, the argument goes, we must also agree on limiting the impact of gentrification on peoples’ lives. Limiting gentrification’s impact, however, does not entail halting processes of gentrification once and for all.

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Politics, Philosophy & EconomicsSAGE

Published: Nov 1, 2018

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