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Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-SydneyThe Build-Up to the Displacement

Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-Sydney:... [Although the announcement that all of the tenants were to be relocated was a shock, there had been a slow but steady build up to the conditions that would create the context for the government’s decision. A key factor was the gentrification of the area linked to industrial restructuring and the closure of the ports adjoining Millers Point. Walsh Bay, completed in 2004, involved the redevelopment of the wharves into an upmarket residential, commercial and residential precinct. The decade up to 2014 also saw a massive increase in house prices in the area as high-income households reimagined the inner-city as highly desirable. A critical turning point in the gentrification of the area, was the decision to redevelop the East Darling Harbour/The Hungry Mile on the west side of Millers Point. The Barangaroo development is one of the most spectacular and expensive urban redevelopments ever undertaken in Australia. There are indications that suggest the NSW government displacement policy was heavily influenced by the Barangaroo development. The public housing was viewed as not compatible with the Barangaroo development. The chapter also outlines and questions the government’s rationale for the displacement.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-SydneyThe Build-Up to the Displacement

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2019
ISBN
978-981-13-1086-7
Pages
38 –64
DOI
10.1007/978-981-13-1087-4_4
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Abstract

[Although the announcement that all of the tenants were to be relocated was a shock, there had been a slow but steady build up to the conditions that would create the context for the government’s decision. A key factor was the gentrification of the area linked to industrial restructuring and the closure of the ports adjoining Millers Point. Walsh Bay, completed in 2004, involved the redevelopment of the wharves into an upmarket residential, commercial and residential precinct. The decade up to 2014 also saw a massive increase in house prices in the area as high-income households reimagined the inner-city as highly desirable. A critical turning point in the gentrification of the area, was the decision to redevelop the East Darling Harbour/The Hungry Mile on the west side of Millers Point. The Barangaroo development is one of the most spectacular and expensive urban redevelopments ever undertaken in Australia. There are indications that suggest the NSW government displacement policy was heavily influenced by the Barangaroo development. The public housing was viewed as not compatible with the Barangaroo development. The chapter also outlines and questions the government’s rationale for the displacement.]

Published: Sep 1, 2018

Keywords: Community resistance; Gentrification; Neoliberalism; Super-gentrification; Displacement justification

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