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Food Trucks Driving Gentrification in Austin, Texas

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  • Petra Lütke

    (Department of Geography, University of Münster, Germany.)

  • Robert D. Lemon

    (Department of Geography & Environment, University of Texas, Austin, USA.)

Abstract

The text explores the implicit relationship between food practices and gentrification processes in a neoliberal city. Based on Bourdieu’s capital types, the text explores the ways in which one’s personal taste in food and urban space can lead to the transformation of whole neighbourhoods. In particular, it looks at the role food trucks played in the ways in which an East Austin neighbourhood gentrified from 2012-2020. The research finds that food trucks turn fallow lots into bustling urban spaces and places. Such convivial and vibrant urban settings attract the creative class and drive up property values. We argue that culinary practices, and food trucks in particular, are critical vehicles of the gentrification process.

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  • Petra Lütke & Robert D. Lemon, 2021. "Food Trucks Driving Gentrification in Austin, Texas," Border Crossing, Transnational Press London, UK, vol. 11(1), pages 31-49, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:bcwpap:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:31-49
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/bc.v11i1.1427
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