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The Formation of Place Based Identities in Gentrified East Nashville, Tennessee

Eysenbach, Brent Adam
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1323798798

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2011, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
Place-based identities can have a determining effect on redevelopment trends in gentrifying neighborhoods. Beyond traditional considerations of rent-gaps and capital opportunities, the pace, people, and perceptions of a gentrifying neighborhood determine the way a place is framed and understood by gentrifiers themselves. This paper looks at East Nashville as an illustration of how gentrification can influence the development of a place-based identity. Beginning in the mid-1970s East Nashville slowly emerged as a neighborhood for potentially significant revitalization. Popular media now considers this neighborhood to be in league with New York’s East Village, with regard to its new young, hip, bohemian residents. The question remains as to how this unique identity will shape future patterns of development. How will the identity that formed from the hybrid of bohemian authenticity and gentrifying elitism sustain itself? Will the residents and issues that sparked the revitalization remain relevant as the neighborhood continues to develop?
Marcia England, PhD (Advisor)
Thomas Dutton, MAUD (Committee Member)
David Pyrtherch, PhD (Committee Member)
75 p.
Geography; Urban Planning
gentrification; identity, urban development

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  • Eysenbach, B. A. (2011). The Formation of Place Based Identities in Gentrified East Nashville, Tennessee [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1323798798

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eysenbach, Brent. The Formation of Place Based Identities in Gentrified East Nashville, Tennessee. 2011. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1323798798.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Eysenbach, Brent. "The Formation of Place Based Identities in Gentrified East Nashville, Tennessee." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1323798798

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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