Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification

In this paper, we examinate the role of gay men towards gentrification and urban renaissance by focusing on gay business development in “Le Marais”. We demonstrate that, in this old neighbourhood of the city-center, the emergence of a gay commercial area has supported gentrification during the eight...

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Main Author: Colin Giraud
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Language:English
Published: Métropoles 2009-04-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/metropoles/3858
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description In this paper, we examinate the role of gay men towards gentrification and urban renaissance by focusing on gay business development in “Le Marais”. We demonstrate that, in this old neighbourhood of the city-center, the emergence of a gay commercial area has supported gentrification during the eighties and then contributed to the urban, economical and cultural renaissance. The historical link between gentrification and “gay spaces” has changed and became since a few years more and more diversified.
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Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
Métropoles
gentrification
Paris
Homosexuality
gay business
neighbourhood
title Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
title_full Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
title_fullStr Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
title_full_unstemmed Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
title_short Les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
title_sort les commerces gays et le processus de gentrification
topic gentrification
Paris
Homosexuality
gay business
neighbourhood
url https://journals.openedition.org/metropoles/3858
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