Post-Soviet urban renewal and its discontents : gentrification by demolition in Baku

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dc.creatorValiyev, Anar
dc.creatorWallwork, Lucy
dc.date2021-04-08T10:41:31Z
dc.date2021-04-08T10:41:31Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-30T21:47:42Z
dc.descriptionGentrification is being increasingly discussed as a driver of urban change globally, including in the former Soviet Union. However, the translation of the gentrification phenomenon into post-Soviet cities like Baku remains poorly understood. This article explores how a particular form of state-led “gentrification by demolition” is unfolding in Baku. We assert the ongoing relevance of using the framework of gentrification to analyze the processes. We go on to use the case of the recently demolished Sovetsky district to carefully expand the geography of the gentrification discourse. We argue that Baku’s own “landscape of gentrification” is shaped by a number of preconditions. It bears the marks of the legacy of post-socialist cities. However, it more resembles muscular state-led “gentrification by demolition” that is characteristic of Chinese cities. It also echoes Soviet city-building legacies in its use of spectacle and “grand gesture” to legitimize and buy support for gentrification policies.
dc.identifier0272-3638 (Print)
dc.identifier1938-2847 (Online)
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12181/231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12181/231
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectGentrification -- Baku (Azerbaijan).
dc.subjectGentrification -- Case studies.
dc.subjectBaku (Azerbaijan) -- Social conditions.
dc.titlePost-Soviet urban renewal and its discontents : gentrification by demolition in Baku
dc.titleUrban Geography
dc.typeArticle

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