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Gentrificarea spaţiilor de locuit – proces de restructurare socio-spaţială urbană
Gentrification of living spaces – a socio-spatial restructuring process

Author(s): Daniel-Gabriel Valceanu
Subject(s): Human Geography
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: gentrificators; gentrificate spaces; housing market; residential structures; sustainable urban development

Summary/Abstract: Urban gentrification is the transformation process of an urban area by social class with high incomes. In territorial profile, can be identified several forms of urban gentrification. After 1989, various industrial restructured areas or residential buildings left unfinished following the withdrawal of financial support from the state housing construction sector went through the process of gentrification. Through its characteristics and specific features, the urban gentrification is a viable solution to improve the quality of urban living.

  • Issue Year: 4/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 21-30
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian