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.

Balancing gentrification in the knowledge economy: the case of Chattanooga’s innovation district / Morisson, A; Bevilacqua, Carmelina. - In: URBAN RESEARCH & PRACTICE. - ISSN 1753-5077. - (2018), pp. 1-21. [10.1080/17535069.2018.1472799]

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

BEVILACQUA, Carmelina
2018-01-01

Abstract

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.
2018
Urban redevelopment, urban renewal, urban regeneration, local economic development, social inclusion
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