From Yuppies to Yupps: Family Gentrifiers Consuming Spaces and Re‐inventing Cities

Karsten, L.

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“…Katz (2008) pointed to the 'perfect' match of Manhattan with its local industries of education and extracurricular activities and the many professionals with children living in this environment. On a much lower level of intensity, Karsten (2014) draws the same conclusion. She relates the increase in young urban professional parents (Yupps) in an Amsterdam neighbourhood to the rise of a children's consumption infrastructure that fits the new middle-class families well.…”

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Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll

Karsten

2014

Children's Geographies

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Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll Karsten, C.J.M. Published in:Children's Geographies DOI:10. 1080/14733285.2014.915288 Link to publication Karsten, L. (2015). Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll. Children's Geographies, 13(5), 556-570. DOI: 10.1080DOI: 10. /14733285.2014 General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Citation for published version (APA): Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLETaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/termsand-conditions This exploratory study seeks to understand childhood in Hong Kong in relation to the high-rise living environment and dominant parenting culture among middle-class professionals. The empirical results suggest that it is parenting culture rather than the built environment that creates children's busy, scheduled lives, high levels of adult supervision and limited outdoor play. Building on a strong portfolio is considered to be both necessary to enter the popular British...

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Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll

Karsten

2014

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“…Anglo-saxon studies in particular emphasize this 'symbolic' use of space over 'actual' use of space (Blokland, 2009(Blokland, , p. 1608. other studies show, however, that particular fragments of the urban middle class also engage with the neighbourhood in other ways, using a range of commercial spaces and public services, as well as public space (Andreotti, Le Galès, & Moreno-Fuentes, 2015;Boterman, 2012;karsten, 2014). In other words, 'doing' neighbourhood is not just about place-framing (Martin, 2003), but also includes the way in which everyday routines are embedded in the neighbourhood (Benson, 2014;Cresswell, 2009;de Certeau, 1984).…”

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Narratives of neighbourhood change and loss of belonging in an urban garden village

Pinkster

2016

Social & Cultural Geography

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In studies on the ties between residents and their residential surroundings, it is generally assumed that, over time, residents become more attached to their neighbourhood. However, as neighbourhoods change due to economic, political and social processes at higher spatial scales, so may residents' relationship to them. A qualitative case study in a working-class neighbourhood in Amsterdam explored the circumstances under which residents come to experience a loss of belonging. In-depth interviews provide insight into the way in which residents perceive, experience and make sense of processes of neighbourhood change. Although a particular group of Villagers express a strong sense of belonging to the neighbourhood, they perceive a process of neighbourhood decline, which they attribute to changing housing regimes, retrenchment of the local welfare state and shifting paradigms in neighbourhood governance. Consequently, the experienced disruption of neighbourhood life and local ways of 'doing' neighbourhood also result in feelings of discontent with governing institutions and the wider society. The study therefore draws attention to both the salience of the local in, and the relational nature of, neighbourhood belonging. Récits de transformation de quartier et de la perte d'appartenance dans un jardin de village urbain RÉSUMÉDans les études sur les liens entre les résidents et leur environnement résidentiel, on présuppose généralement que, avec le temps, les résidents s'attachent de plus en plus à leur quartier. Pourtant, au fur et à mesure que les quartiers changent à cause de processus économiques, politiques et sociaux à des échelles spatiales supérieures, les relations des résidents avec leur quartier changent avec eux. Une étude de cas qualitative dans un quartier ouvrier d'Amsterdam a exploré les circonstances dans lesquelles les résidents en sont venus à faire l'expérience d'une perte d'appartenance. Des entretiens approfondis donnent une idée de la façon dont les résidents perçoivent les processus de changement de quartier, comment ils vivent l'expérience

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“…Nous avons aussi insisté sur le fait que les changements de la composition démographique du quartier et les nouveaux besoins et usages de ces derniers ont engendré des transformations des commerces et services ahuntsicois. Karsten (2014), dans son étude d'un quartier urbain en changement, en vient à des conclusions similaires. En retraçant l'évolution de l'offre commerciale du quartier et l'augmentation des commerces et services tournés vers la clientèle familiale, elle met de l'avant le développement de nouveaux modes de consommation dans les espaces du quartier.…”

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“…Si les familles ont certainement une longue tradition en matière de visites au parc, nos observations montrent que la manière dont les familles d'aujourd'hui utilisent les parcs dans les quartiers péricentraux a changé. Ces espaces publics sont aujourd'hui occupés par les familles avec de jeunes enfants de façon plus « flamboyante » pour reprendre les mots de Karsten (2014). Les familles n'hésitent pas à venir en groupe et à s'approprier l'espace avec poussettes, couvertures, barbecue et jouets pour enfants.…”

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Les jeunes familles au coeur des transformations des quartiers péricentraux : le cas d’Ahuntsic à Montréal

Jean

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2016

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L’embourgeoisement des quartiers centraux a fait couler beaucoup d’encre au cours des dernières décennies. Le rôle joué par les familles dans les processus de transformations des quartiers demeure cependant méconnu. Nous étudions les transformations du quartier Ahuntsic comme quartier péricentral montréalais, un type de quartier en transformation peu exploré dans la littérature, face à l’arrivée de familles avec de jeunes enfants. Les résultats présentés sont le fruit d’une enquête conduite à Ahuntsic entre 2010 et 2012 où ont été menées : 1) une trentaine d’observations d’espaces publics (parcs, installations sportives, centres communautaires et bibliothèques) ; 2) plus d’une quarantaine d’entrevues courtes avec des résidents et usagers de ces espaces ; ainsi que 3) plus d’une vingtaine d’entrevues approfondies auprès de familles avec de jeunes enfants. L’arrivée de familles avec de jeunes enfants participe à la transformation du quartier à travers leur occupation de l’espace public, leurs habitudes de consommation et leurs relations sociales. Deux principaux changements sont observés. Premièrement, les familles ont des attentes spécifiques à l’égard des commerces, des parcs et des installations sportives dans le quartier. Deuxièmement, elles ont des rapports de voisinage et des pratiques de sociabilité quotidienne qui altèrent les dynamiques locales et participent au maintien de leur mode de vie urbain, précédant l’arrivée des enfants. Les changements qu’occasionne l’arrivée de familles avec de jeunes enfants invitent à repenser la place et le rôle des familles dans les quartiers péricentraux, de même qu’à une production renouvelée et inclusive de la ville.The literature on gentrification of urban neighbourhoods has flourished in recent years although the role of families in neighbourhood change remains relatively unknown. We study neighbourhood transformations due to the arrival of families with young children in Ahuntsic, a peri-central neighbourhood in Montreal, which is a type of neighbourhood largely underexplored in the academic literature. The results presented are based on a study conducted in Ahuntsic between 2010 and 2012 that includes: 1) thirty observations of public spaces (parks, sports facilities, libraries and community centres); 2) more than forty short interviews with residents and users of these spaces; and 3) over twenty in-depth interviews with families with young children. These families’ arrivals participate in the neighbourhood’s transformation through the ways in which they consume, socialize and appropriate the use of public spaces. Two major neighbourhood changes are analyzed. First, families demonstrate differentiated uses of shops, parks, sports and cultural facilities that fit their needs. Second, they display intensive neighbourly relations that transform local sociability dynamics and contribute to maintaining a valued urban lifestyle. It is argued that the neighbourhood change that comes with the arrival of families with young children, emphasizes the need to rethink the place o...

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From Yuppies to Yupps: Family Gentrifiers Consuming Spaces and Re‐inventing Cities

Cited by 62 publications

References 39 publications

Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll

Middle-class childhood and parenting culture in high-rise Hong Kong: on scheduled lives, the school trap and a new urban idyll

Narratives of neighbourhood change and loss of belonging in an urban garden village

Les jeunes familles au coeur des transformations des quartiers péricentraux : le cas d’Ahuntsic à Montréal

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