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http://dx.doi.org/10.5659/AIKAR.2022.24.1.13

Comparative Analysis of the Achievements and Limitations of Projects that Support Local Businesses in an Area Undergoing Gentrification: A case study on Brixton  

Park, Youngseo (Ordinary Architects)
Ham, Sungil (Department of Architecture, Jeonju University)
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Architectural research / v.24, no.1, 2022 , pp. 13-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research has been conducted to find answers to the questions of how projects that support local businesses work in areas undergoing gentrification and what are the achievements and limitations of these projects, based on the case studies of Brixton Pound and Pop Brixton supporting local businesses in Brixton in the London borough of Lambeth. To this end, this study collected data through interviews with local businesses belonging to each project and analysed them based on prior research on the projects, evaluation reports, and articles in the media. It began by investigating the supporting mechanisms of projects that support local businesses in the area, and then analysed and evaluated the projects' contribution to local businesses and the impact on the local community according to these mechanisms. The two projects in the case study showed contrasts in their support mechanisms, governance, and the role of Lambeth Council, and the local businesses' evaluations of the projects' support differed depending not only on the support mechanism of each project but also on business type and perceptions of the impact of gentrification.
Keywords
Gentrification; Local businesses; Brixton Pound; Pop Brixton;
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