This research into deindustrialization and the redevelopment of

post-industrial landscapes into cultural hubs pursues two lines of inquiry. The first explores why cities have (and are) transforming post-industrial landscapes into cultural and economic hubs and how this has contributed to gentrification, which in turn functions as a form of cultural erasure.

Second, drawing on the work of interdisciplinary deindustrialization scholars such as Steven High, Sherry Linkon and Alice Mah, I seek to understand the ways in which communities experience displacement and feel the effects of deindustrialization, both broadly, and specifically to locations where redevelopment has occurred.

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The post-industrial economy is not bounded by place yet it is at the urban and local levels where the greatest impact is felt on individuals and communities.