ABSTRACT
We argue that the drivers are interrelated and played an important role in framing gentrification patterns in the cities we analyse. However, some predominant mechanisms are recognisable in each city. For instance, the active role of public authorities and policymakers to either support (see the reform of the cooperative housing in Copenhagen) or inhibit gentrification (see the Munich case with its socially equitable land-use approach), or, a decrease in social housing through
various changes in the supply system. Finally, the transition of the economy, which – depending on the local context – had a huge positive (see Munich) or negative impact (see Barcelona) on the labour market.
