Geografie 2015, 120, 113-133

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2015120020113

Who Are the Gentrifiers and How Do They Change Central City Neighbourhoods? Privatization, Commodification, and Gentrification in Bucharest

Liviu Chelcea, Raluca Popescu, Darie Cristea

University of Bucharest, Department of Sociology, Bucharest, Romania

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