Back-to-the-City Movement

Yuppies Out

Richard Florida on the Perils of Gentrification

Florida discusses a recent study that emphasizes how new the back-to-the-city movement is, how white it is, and what that means for the people it pushes out.

October 8, 2016 - CityLab

1968 Inverted: Why the 'Back-to-the-City' Movement is 'White Flight' in Reverse

Calling 'white infill' the new 'white flight', Richey Piiparinen argues that urban thinkers need to consider whether the back-to-the-city trend is exacerbating inequity and segregation.

July 10, 2013 - New Geography

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