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Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-Sydney“A Unique Community”

Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-Sydney:... [The primary focus of this chapter is an examination of the social ties and sense of community that prevailed in Millers Point and Sirius historically and at the time of the announcement. In the process, the chapter contributes to the debate as to the continuity or otherwise of community in a global city in late modernity. What is argued, is that longevity of residence, homogeneity, the age profile and the particular history of the area, combined with its urban form, contributed to the development of a strong community that many interviewees portrayed as “unique” and “like a family”. The sense of community was undermined to an extent by the government housing authority placing individuals with serious mental health and or substance abuse problems in the area without any support.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Gentrification and Displacement: The Forced Relocation of Public Housing Tenants in Inner-Sydney“A Unique Community”

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2019
ISBN
978-981-13-1086-7
Pages
24 –37
DOI
10.1007/978-981-13-1087-4_3
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Abstract

[The primary focus of this chapter is an examination of the social ties and sense of community that prevailed in Millers Point and Sirius historically and at the time of the announcement. In the process, the chapter contributes to the debate as to the continuity or otherwise of community in a global city in late modernity. What is argued, is that longevity of residence, homogeneity, the age profile and the particular history of the area, combined with its urban form, contributed to the development of a strong community that many interviewees portrayed as “unique” and “like a family”. The sense of community was undermined to an extent by the government housing authority placing individuals with serious mental health and or substance abuse problems in the area without any support.]

Published: Sep 1, 2018

Keywords: Urbanism; Neighbourhood; Community; Social ties; Community disruption

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