Gearin, E.;
Dunson, K.;
Hampton, M.;
(2023)
Greened out: mitigating the impacts of eco-gentrification through community dialogue.
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Abstract
Cities are increasingly employing green infrastructure, defined as a network of multi-functional open spaces within cities and between cities – including green corridors, green streets, formal parks and street trees – to promote resilience and provide clean air, flood protection and erosion control. Yet there is a growing link between these efforts and rising property values and – in some cities, including Washington, DC – displacement. This history of greening and subsequent displacement can hinder successful green-infrastructure implementation. The geographical areas with the greatest need for these amenities and other resilience strategies are often those with high concentrations of low-income, racial minorities who have traditionally been disenfranchised from local planning and development processes due to a lack of knowledge and limited access, as well as institutional racism. In these areas, the perception of green infrastructure is that of something planned by others, for others, with little direct benefit to the community. This exploratory research, which examines lived experiences, builds upon the quantitative documentation of gentrification and demographic shifts in Washington, DC. Through a series of listening sessions, the study explores residents’ experiences of green infrastructure, gentrification and civic engagement in their community. The study uncovers ways in which policymakers and planners can increase support for and the success of green-infrastructure implementation by amplifying the voices of stakeholders, including communities with vulnerable populations, in the planning process.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Greened out: mitigating the impacts of eco-gentrification through community dialogue |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.444.amps.2023v25i1.002 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2023v25i1.00... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023, Elizabeth Gearin, Konyka Dunson and Midas Hampton. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | infrastructure, green infrastructure, gentrification, eco-gentrification, displacement, civic engagement, public engagement, exclusion, lived experience, Washington, DC |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10175094 |
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