Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda

Gentrification and the processes underlying its origin and evolution have been the subject of extensive much research, which has suggested various explanatory mechanisms or triggers of gentrification, including the impact of tourism. The study considers the relevance of tourism-induced gentrificati...

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Main Authors: Anele Horn, Gustav Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WSB Poznań 2023-10-01
Series:Studia Periegetica
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Online Access:https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/article/view/599
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description Gentrification and the processes underlying its origin and evolution have been the subject of extensive much research, which has suggested various explanatory mechanisms or triggers of gentrification, including the impact of tourism. The study considers the relevance of tourism-induced gentrification in urban Africa and its possible consequences for tourism development and neighbourhood change in urban areas. According to the authors, tourism-induced gentrification occurs in a small number of African urban areas and is characterised by exclusionary practices that are similar to those that can often be observed in cities of the global North. A number of research avenues are proposed that consider the role of tourism-based development in urban Africa.
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spelling doaj-art-ccbd3cfbc9044efa902f3af67e6d2ac52025-08-20T02:10:20ZengWSB PoznańStudia Periegetica1897-92622023-10-0143310.58683/sp.599Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research AgendaAnele Horn0Gustav Visser1Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch UniversityDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University Gentrification and the processes underlying its origin and evolution have been the subject of extensive much research, which has suggested various explanatory mechanisms or triggers of gentrification, including the impact of tourism. The study considers the relevance of tourism-induced gentrification in urban Africa and its possible consequences for tourism development and neighbourhood change in urban areas. According to the authors, tourism-induced gentrification occurs in a small number of African urban areas and is characterised by exclusionary practices that are similar to those that can often be observed in cities of the global North. A number of research avenues are proposed that consider the role of tourism-based development in urban Africa. https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/article/view/599Airbnb, digital nomads, gentrification, tourism, Africa, urban redevelopment, southern urbanism
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Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda
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Airbnb, digital nomads, gentrification, tourism, Africa, urban redevelopment, southern urbanism
title Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda
title_full Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda
title_fullStr Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda
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title_short Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda
title_sort tourism gentrification in urban africa towards a research agenda
topic Airbnb, digital nomads, gentrification, tourism, Africa, urban redevelopment, southern urbanism
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