Die Praxis temporärer Ökonomien im Quartier – Hubs, Flows und Persistencies des „mobile food vending“ in den USA

Food Trucks Driving Gentrification in Austin, Texas

“…This is shown, e.g. through the settlement of higher to high-priced stationary restaurants or the temporary Gourmet Trucks, which serve the consumer cultures of urban scene spaces (Lütke, 2019). This ideal-type historical model represents a theoretical approach to the complex processes of gentrification, in which individual aspects often overlap.…”

“…In addition to these symbolically charged qualities, food trucks also have a social, economic or cultural catalyst function in their temporary local arrangements. On the one hand, there are the Gourmet Food Trucks, who communicate their constantly changing locations (flows) via social media and often in conjunction with several Gourmet Food Truck at festivals or food courts, such as the "East Side Fillin' Station" (Lütke, 2019). On the other hand, there are traditional taco trucks, which seldom change locations.…”

“…The focus is on social processes in which local stakeholders, with healthy food and sustainable food, generate economic interests in order to attract wealthier residents and displace low-income residents. This can happen in the form of the mobile Gourmet Food Trucks (Lütke, 2019) or by the establishment of stationary food retailers, such as the high-end organic supermarket chain, Whole Foods (Anguelovski, 2015). However, increasing urban food production, such as urban gardening or roof farming, can also lead to displacement processes.…”