Heritage-led regeneration – which often includes swathes of new build – and gentrification together form acontentious pairing, and one that can’t be ignored as it is happening all around the world, as reported recently also in the Guardian.
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘As skilled practitioners working with historic buildings and areas, IHBC members are well placed to distinguish between the economic and social issues that underpin gentrification, and conservation that rejuvenates the intrinsic potential of historic places. But are we looking at these issues with a suitably critical eye, or in enough detail?’
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The Guardian writes:
From community displacement in Mexico City to tourism-triggered evictions in Lisbon and crazy rent hikes in Silicon Valley, our readers shared stories of gentrification happening in their cities – and the initiatives trying to tackle it.
You can find see more about these and many other local and global conservation-related matters on the IHBC Director’s informal Flipboard magazine: Conservation: Global and Local
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