Balancing gentrification in the knowledge economy: the case of Chattanooga’s innovation district
@article{Morisson2019BalancingGI, title={Balancing gentrification in the knowledge economy: the case of Chattanooga’s innovation district}, author={Arnault Morisson and Carmelina Bevilacqua}, journal={Urban Research \& Practice}, year={2019}, volume={12}, pages={472 - 492} }
ABSTRACT Innovation districts are emerging as place-based, knowledge-based urban development strategies in diverse cities around the world. They have, however, been criticized for being non-participative top-down initiatives that encourage gentrification and income, social, and racial polarization. In 2015, Mayor Berke launched Chattanooga’s Innovation District in the city’s downtown to accelerate the transformation of Chattanooga into a knowledge city. This paper investigates the programs that…
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