ABSTRACT
Gentrification and urban regeneration processes in Vancouver, Canada, provide a compelling case study that highlights neoliberal North American development trends as supported by the broader gentrification literature. We argue Vancouver both exemplifies and challenges prominent themes and observations of urban renewal, and adds to our understanding of the changing cityscape through its unique demographic and cultural trajectory. We argue that post-industrial Vancouver is representative of a ‘New Economy’ of work as an emerging ‘Cultural Class’ of young professionals whose lifestyle, income, consumption practices and ideology have helped to prop up policy and planning initiatives aimed at creating more livable, high-density, communities.
