Literature study - Naked City, The death and life of authentic urban places

Naked City

The death and life of authentic urban places Sharon Zukin

Literature Study

Jeroen Vandervelden September 5th, 2012 Leuven, Belgium

Jane Jacobs Death - Life Death / Life

Jane Jacobs Death - Life Death / Life

Authentic Origins & New Beginnings Constant reinventing

Naked City Common - Uncommon spaces

The New York Times, 19 februari 2010

How Brooklyn Became Cool Uncommon space

1st Ge

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Origin

Working class, immigrants and the terminal decline

How Brooklyn Became Cool Uncommon space

1st Ge

neratio

2nd Ge

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Origin

New Beginnig

Origins

Working class, immigrants and the terminal decline

Artists, hipsters and the authentic ‘Made in Brooklyn’- cool Outreach of media Cultural Entrepeneurs Black Vocal authenticity

How Brooklyn Became Cool Uncommon space

1st Ge

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2nd Ge

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Origin

New Beginnig

Origins

3rd Ge

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New Beginnig

Origins

Working class, immigrants and the terminal decline

Artists, hipsters and the authentic ‘Made in Brooklyn’- cool Outreach of media Cultural Entrepeneurs Black Vocal authenticity

Gritty authenticity: Williamsburg Black authenticity: beyond Rezoning, Manhattanization Consumer taste Destination culture

A Tale of two Gobals common space

IKEA

Global actors, local stories Authenticity =/= origins

Food v

endors

A Tale of two Gobals common space

IKEA

Global actors, local stories Authenticity =/= origins

Community resistance environmental, mobility evil better social uses at hand White owners + Developpers vs.

Black tenants + Businessmen Prospect of authentic place 1st interest, can launch economic development Realization Face of Brooklyn Liveliness

Food v

endors

A Tale of two Gobals common space

IKEA

Global actors, local stories

Food v

endors

Authenticity =/= origins Community resistance environmental, mobility evil better social uses at hand White owners + Developpers vs.

Black tenants + Businessmen Prospect of authentic place 1st interest, can launch economic development Realization Face of Brooklyn Liveliness

Pic-nic tradition generation continuity reshaped social authenticity Consumer Taste Authentic: culinary Authentic: resistance to gentrification Governement Interference Vending permits Health inspection Non-profit association Loss of authenticity Loss of right to put down roots

A Tale of two Gobals common space

IKEA

Global actors, local stories

Food v

endors

Authenticity =/= origins Community resistance environmental, mobility evil better social uses at hand White owners + Developpers vs.

Black tenants + Businessmen Prospect of authentic place 1st interest, can launch economic development Realization Face of Brooklyn Liveliness

Pic-nic tradition generation continuity reshaped social authenticity Consumer Taste Authentic: culinary Authentic: resistance to gentrification Governement Interference Vending permits Health inspection Non-profit association Loss of authenticity Loss of right to put down roots

Different demands of local globalization Hope towards planting roots

Conclu

sions

Authenticity = anxiety Jacobs’ inheritage

- Retoric of growth - Cultural consumption

Current policy

- Balance between preserving communities and redevelopment = Convergence Jacobs-Moses = Destination culture

Future policy

- Connect social and economic goals to cultural power - Interference of state power - Enable right to put down roots