Abstract
This paper explores how ‘nature’ is being imagined and constructed discursively in the context of large-scale urban revitalization in Toronto. Through a case study of planning initiatives in the city’s Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction neighbourhood, such as the high-profile redevelopment of the Galleria Mall and the development of the Green Line park system, this paper examines the strategic deployment of ‘nature’ in ‘green’ urban redevelopment, the kinds of spaces being produced, and how these function within processes of environmental or ecological gentrification (Bunce, 2018; Dooling, 2009; Pearsall, 2010).
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2020 Special Focus—Embedded Natures: Human Environments and Ecosystemic Effects
KEYWORDS
Environmental gentrification, Ecological gentrification, Revitalization, Urban nature, Gentrified nature, Planning
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