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Expanding the scope of studentification studies
Author(s) -
Nakazawa Takashi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geography compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 1749-8198
DOI - 10.1111/gec3.12300
Subject(s) - gentrification , scope (computer science) , focus (optics) , sociology , economic geography , geography , epistemology , regional science , computer science , economic growth , economics , philosophy , programming language , physics , optics
The term “studentification” refers to multifaceted urban transformations resulting from increases in and concentrations of student populations. Notably, this concept has been investigated with frequent reference to gentrification studies from both spatial and temporal perspectives. In this regard, spatial perspectives focus on the common urban spatial processes that studentification and gentrification share, whereas temporal perspectives assume students as candidates to become gentrifiers. This essay reorganizes the literature consistently with these two perspectives and aims to extend the limits of studentification studies beyond the epistemological constraints of gentrification.