GENTRIFICATION
Professor Asks for His Neighbors’ Poop to ‘Fight Gentrification’
A Temple University professor is asking West Philadelphia residents for stool samples with a flyer that claims "irresponsible development" may cause colon cancer.
The Pub That Took On Property Developers and Won
In 2012, The Ivy House in south London was sold off to be gutted and turned into flats. Then its regulars found out about the “Asset of Community Value” – a status that could help protect nightclubs too.
Sex Workers Are Not Happy with the Plans for Amsterdam's Red Light District
The city's mayor says relocating sex workers will improve their safety. Sex workers disagree.
US Influencer Deported From Bali After Tweets About Expat ‘Perks’
Kristen Gray praised the Indonesian island as “queer-friendly” but she also angered locals who accused her of foreigner privilege and gentrification.
The Battle Raging Over Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens
For many, the city centre spot is emblematic of the "old Manchester" that developers and politicians are trying to leave behind.
Texan DJ Developer Wins Campaign To Build Massive Tower Block in South London
The development will go ahead despite opposition from anti-gentrification campaigners and from within the local community.
Venues Owned By Billion-Pound Property Company Receive Over £350,000 in Arts Bailout
POP Brixton and Peckham Levels are owned by The Collective, which has a combined property portfolio of £2.7 billion.
London Domestic Abuse Charity for Black Women Wins Eviction Fight
Sistah Space has won the right to stay at its office on Mare Street after mediation with Hackney Council.
The Human Cost of Elephant and Castle’s £4 Billion ‘Regeneration’ Scheme
The south London shopping centre is being demolished to make way for a new development. But traders within the complex say that they have not been offered a suitable place to relocate.
'It's an Exercise in Profit' – The 20-Year 'Regeneration' Plan Forcing People from Their Homes
A VICE News Freedom of Information request reveals that there has been a 26 percent drop in homes occupied at social rent on the contested Woodberry Down estate in east London.
A Deep Dive Into the 'Gentrification Font'
According to a popular Twitter meme, sleek sans serif numbers are now the official look of neighborhood change.
How Lack of Social Housing Has Destroyed Communities in British Towns and Cities
Two projects from LCC students explore how gentrification and austerity has affected inner-city and post-industrial communities differently.