Gentrification in new-build and old-build transit-oriented developments: the case of Bengaluru

Chava, Jyothi; Newman, Peter; Tiwari, Reena

doi:10.1080/17535069.2018.1437214

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“…Studies focusing on a single line (n = 7) tended to support the hypothesis of transitrelated gentrification (Bardaka et al, 2018;Brown, 2016;Desmuke, 2014;Feinstein & Allen, 2011;Hess, 2018) (Table 3); only one of these found no signs of gentrification, whereas another indicated variable results according to the specific area (new-built vs. old-built environment) (Chava, Newman, & Tiwari, 2018). Of the 16 studies focusing on several lines located in a single city, seven supported the hypothesis of TOD-induced gentrification (Bardaka et al, 2016;Chapple et al, 2009;Heilmann, 2018;Heres, Jack, & Salon, 2014;Lin & Chung, 2017;Mandapaka, 2012;McKenzie, 2015), four highlighted its variability across space (Boarnet, Bostic, Burinskiy, Rodnyansky, & Prohofsky, 2018;Dominie, 2012;Fan & Guthrie, 2012a, 2012bRochester, 2016), and five did not provide any evidence of gentrification (Barton & Gibbons, 2017;Deka, 2017;Dong, 2017;Pathak et al, 2017;Wang & Woo, 2017).…”

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Transit-oriented development and gentrification: a systematic review

2019

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The last two decades have witnessed a growing trend towards transit-oriented development (TOD) as a critical approach for achieving sustainable mobility. However, some analysts and community activists have expressed concerns that TOD could induce gentrification and potential concomitant low-income group displacements. This paper presents a systematic review of 35 quantitative research-based studies presenting evidence on gentrification outcomes resulting from transit-based interventions, published between 2000 and 2018. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review on this topic and thus provides a useful synthesis of current empirical evidence on transit-induced gentrification. Although there is some evidence supporting the transit-induced gentrification hypothesis, methodological flaws render many of the studies' conclusions highly questionable. The findings suggest that gentrification is more closely associated with existing local dynamics, built environment attributes, and accompanying policies than transit-oriented development. In its critical analysis of research approaches, this paper warns that the incorporation of several sources of bias into study designs may engender a number of misinterpretations, thus ultimately leading to misguided conclusions and policies.

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Transit-oriented development and gentrification: a systematic review

2019

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“…These smaller, old‐fashioned systems operate with a touch of nostalgia while simultaneously driving gentrification through opening up disinvested neighborhoods for a new round of accumulation (Brand et al., 2020). In the Global South, investment in new, large‐scale metro or light rail projects signal a city's or country's openness and modernity, even if the rail network only serves a fraction of the population or even displaces transit‐reliant populations in the process of being built (Beier, 2020; Chava et al., 2019; Terrefe, 2020; Turner, 2020). In either case, the imaginaries that elected officials put into play are powerful and forward‐looking, making it difficult to argue against them without being seen as backwards.…”

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Critical geographies of transport and mobility: Studying power relations through practice, academia, and activism

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Over the last decade, there has been increasing interest among geographers in a critical perspective on studies of transportation and mobility, or studies that take into account the power relations within systems of transportation that produce space, place, mobility, and/or identity. This ever‐growing body of work includes people who might not consider themselves as transportation geographers per se, but nevertheless are expanding geographies of transportation beyond the traditional focus on vehicles, infrastructure, and economics. In this article, we review such work from three different perspectives: critical studies of professional practice, the interdisciplinary approach of Caribbean Studies, and the work of activists and scholar‐activists to connect environmental justice with mobility justice.

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“…Of particular difficulty is determining the proper parameters to define and observe the phenomenon of TIG in research. Recent studies have utilized changes in household income, house values, new house construction, and educational levels of the community surrounding a transit center as measures of TIG [73,82,83]. A systematic review of 35 research studies presenting evidence on TIG outcomes resulting from transit-based interventions concluded that proximity to transit may contribute to TIG [84].…”

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The Color of Health: Residential Segregation, Light Rail Transit Developments, and Gentrification in the United States

Tehrani

Roberts

2019

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As the modern urban–suburban context becomes increasingly problematic with traffic congestion, air pollution, and increased cost of living, city planners are turning their attention to transit-oriented development as a strategy to promote healthy communities. Transit-oriented developments bring valuable resources and improvements in infrastructure, but they also may be reinforcing decades-old processes of residential segregation, gentrification, and displacement of low-income residents and communities of color. Careful consideration of zoning, neighborhood design, and affordability is vital to mitigating the impacts of transit-induced gentrification, a socioeconomic by-product of transit-oriented development whereby the provision of transit service “upscales” nearby neighborhood(s) and displaces existing community members with more affluent and often White residents. To date, the available research and, thus, overall understanding of transit-induced gentrification and the related social determinants of health are limited and mixed. In this review, an overview of racial residential segregation, light rail transit developments, and gentrification in the United States has been provided. Implications for future transit-oriented developments are also presented along with a discussion of possible solutions.

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Gentrification in new-build and old-build transit-oriented developments: the case of Bengaluru

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Transit-oriented development and gentrification: a systematic review

Transit-oriented development and gentrification: a systematic review

Critical geographies of transport and mobility: Studying power relations through practice, academia, and activism

The Color of Health: Residential Segregation, Light Rail Transit Developments, and Gentrification in the United States

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