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Balancing gentrification in the knowledge economy: the case of Chattanooga’s innovation district

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  • Arnault Morisson
  • Carmelina Bevilacqua

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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 are being implemented in order to mitigate the negative externalities that such a strategy can generate. Using Chattanooga as an exploratory case, the authors argue that gentrification in innovation districts can increase knowledge spillovers.

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  • Arnault Morisson & Carmelina Bevilacqua, 2019. "Balancing gentrification in the knowledge economy: the case of Chattanooga’s innovation district," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(4), pages 472-492, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:12:y:2019:i:4:p:472-492
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2018.1472799
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    1. Yigitcanlar, Tan & Adu-McVie, Rosemary & Erol, Isil, 2020. "How can contemporary innovation districts be classified? A systematic review of the literature," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Jiwu Wang & Chengyu Tong & Xuewei Hu, 2021. "Policy Zoning Method for Innovation Districts to Sustainably Develop the Knowledge-Economy: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-19, March.
    3. Carmelina Bevilacqua & Pasquale Pizzimenti & Yapeng Ou, 2023. "Cities in Transition and Urban Innovation Ecosystems: Place and Innovation Dynamics in the Case of Boston and Cambridge (USA)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-30, September.
    4. Pancholi, Surabhi & Yigitcanlar, Tan & Guaralda, Mirko & Mayere, Severine & Caldwell, Glenda Amayo & Medland, Richard, 2020. "University and innovation district symbiosis in the context of placemaking: Insights from Australian cities," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    5. Adu-McVie, Rosemary & Yigitcanlar, Tan & Erol, Isil & Xia, Bo, 2021. "Classifying innovation districts: Delphi validation of a multidimensional framework," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    6. De Jong, Martin & Joss, Simon & Taeihagh, Araz, 2024. "Smart cities as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    7. Suwadee T. Hansasooksin & Nij Tontisirin, 2021. "Placemaking as an urban development strategy for making the Pattaya Innovation District," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(6), pages 1930-1950, December.

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