Gentrification and Diversity: Rebranding Milan's Chinatown (The Urban Book Series)

This book examines lived experiences of making, inhabiting and appropriating space, in relation to the upscale commercial gentrification of the Milan Chinatown. It inquires about the significance of diverse neighborhoods as emerging multicultural spaces? Are we talking about neighborhood entrepreneurs providing services and entertainment to create local urban culture, or are we talking about political/economic forces in the commodification of ethnic and cultural diversity? Starting from these questions, this book uses innovative visual ethnography and critical urban research to understand the relationship between community-based entrepreneurs, local politics, residents' sense of belonging, and patterns of city branding strategies in Milan, the fashion capital of Italy. This book is intended for researchers and students in the fields of sociology, anthropology, urban studies, geography, and urban planning. Additionally, it is appropriate for practitioners in the fields of urban planning, housing policies, and community development. Foreword References Acknowledgements Contents List of Figures List of Plates 1 Introduction 1.1 Uncovering the Ethnography, and the Ethnographer 1.2 Overview of the Book References 2 Milan Chinatown: The Defamation of Place in the Making of Territorial Stigma 2.1 The Chinese in Milan 2.1.1 Historical Arrival and Structural Characteristics 2.1.2 The Demographic Dimension 2.1.3 The Socioeconomic Standing 2.2 (Via) Paolo Sarpi Street: The Milan Chinatown References 3 Hybridity and Chineseness in the Global City 3.1 The Urbanity of Milan Chinatown 3.2 Conceptualizing the Chinese Diaspora 3.3 Questioning Global Chineseness in the Era of Globalization 3.4 Urban Hybridization and Globalization 3.5 Chinese Cosmopolitanism: An Emergent Chinese Identity? 3.6 Second-Generation Asian Subculture in Milan Chinatown: An Ethnographic Exploration 3.7 Conclusion References 4 Diversity in Neighborhood Change: Conflict and Resistance 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Reciprocity Between Gentrification, Diversity, and the Spaces of Encounter 4.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Gentrification 4.4 Emerging Spatiality as a Dividing Field 4.5 Addressing Urban Conflicts, Diversity, and Local Politics in Milan 4.6 Contemporary Urban Conflicts: “Stay Away from Sarpi Street or Fight Against City Hall!” 4.7 Displacement, Immigration, and the Role that Local Politics Play in Shaping Urban Transformations 4.8 “Hard” Versus “Soft” Gentrification and the Struggle for Moral Displacement References 5 Gentrification in Multiethnic Neighborhoods 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Changing Face of Multiethnic Neighborhoods and the Territorialization of Difference: Creating Division or Value? 5.3 The Gentrification of Sarpi Street 5.3.1 The Sarpi Pedestrian Area: Food, Music, Art, and Design 5.3.2 Future Expectations: The Dangers, Challenges, and Opportunities of Difference References 6 The “Style” of Milan (New) Chinatown 6.1 Epilogue 6.2 Concluding Remarks 6.2.1 What Happens When a Neighborhood Starts to Sell Its Soul? References 7 Engaging with Multiple Voices: Video Ethnography and Urban Critical Research 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Theoretical and Methodological Approaches 7.3 Determining Urgent Research Topics: Collaborative Practice in the Field 7.4 Video Ethnography, Multiple Voicing, and Community Empowerment as an Applied Framework 7.5 Via Paolo Sarpi: Milan Chinatown 7.6 Video Ethnography as a Channel for More Democratic Urbanization 7.6.1 The Production: Engaging with Multiple Voices 7.6.2 The Consumption: Enabling Awareness 7.7 Conclusions: A Premise for Social Change References Correction to: The “Style” of Milan (New) Chinatown Correction to: Chapter 6 in: L. K. C. Manzo, Gentrification and Diversity, The Urban Book Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35143-3_6 Index Contents