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Wither the ‘Undivided City'? An Assessment of State-Sponsored Gentrification in Amsterdam
Article first published online: 17 MAR 2014
DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12072
© 2014 Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG
Issue
Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Special Issue: Contemporary gentrification. Guest Editor: Brian Doucet
Volume 105, Issue 2, pages 221–230, April 2014
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How to Cite
Uitermark, J. and Bosker, T. (2014), Wither the ‘Undivided City'? An Assessment of State-Sponsored Gentrification in Amsterdam. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 105: 221–230. doi: 10.1111/tesg.12072
Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 MAR 2014
- Article first published online: 17 MAR 2014
- Manuscript Accepted: NOV 2013
- Manuscript Received: JUN 2013
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- NWO, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
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Keywords:
- Amsterdam;
- segregation;
- state-sponsored gentrification;
- undivided city;
- restructuring policy
Abstract
Like many other governments, the Dutch government has simultaneously pursued the contradictory goals of liberalising the housing market and countering the concentration of low-income groups. This paper discusses how the tension between promoting market forces and countering segregation has played out, using Amsterdam as a case study. The findings suggest that the policy may have mitigated but did not prevent a deepening division between the city's increasingly privileged core and its periphery. This is at least in part because social mixing was pursued also in neighbourhoods already prone to gentrification.
