The Raced–Space of Gentrification: “Reverse Blockbusting,” Home Selling, and Neighborhood Remake in North Nashville

Proponents of gentrification often use some rendition of a “rising tide lifts all boats” justification when assessing the impact that gentrification has on original residents in a gentrifying area. One of the benefits that is widely accepted by proponents and opponents of gentrification is that home...

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Published in:City & community 2020-03, Vol.19 (1), p.223-244
Main Authors: Hightower, Cameron, Fraser, James C.
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Black white relations
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Gentrification
Home financing
Home ownership
Housing
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Racialization
Residents
Urban renewal
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Equity
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Home financing
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Housing
Neighborhoods
Property values
Racialization
Residents
Urban renewal
Wealth
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