Gentrification and Public Health

by Ana Isabel Ribeiro (Editor), José Pedro Silva (Editor), Pedro Gullón (Editor), Thomas Astell-Burt (Editor)

Overview

This book explores the profound impacts of gentrification on public health, examining how this process reshapes socioeconomic and physical environments, exacerbates health disparities, and influences lived experiences. It does so through diverse theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives provided by leading researchers from around the globe.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the intersections between gentrification and health, with multidisciplinary perspectives and international case studies. It explores key concepts, addresses methodological challenges, and introduces innovative analytical approaches to disentangle the complex pathways linking gentrification to health. With contributions from leading experts, this book synthesises current evidence and provides scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with the knowledge needed to design rigorous studies and implement evidence-based interventions that mitigate health risks, build resilience, and foster equity in rapidly evolving territories.

This book is designed for researchers across social and health sciences, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as policymakers, urban planners, and public health professionals interested in understanding and addressing the health impacts of gentrification.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040409848
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/14/2025
Series:	Geographies of Health Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300

About the Author

Editor Biographies

Ana Isabel Ribeiro, a geographer with a master’s and PhD in public health, is a researcher at the Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, the founder and leader of the Health and Territory Lab, and an invited assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine. She has authored numerous publications and led collaborative projects in urban and environmental health

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6962

José Pedro Silva, (PhD in sociology) is a researcher at the EPIUnit of the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto and at the Institute of Sociology of the same university. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4845-854X

Pedro Gullón, a Medical Doctor with a Master’s and PhD in epidemiology and public health, is currently the General Director of Public Health and Health Equity in Spain. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Universidad de Alcalá and an associate researcher at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-1514

Thomas Astell-Burt is the Professor of Cities and Planetary Health at the University of Sydney. He leads research on nature-based solutions for health inequalities, loneliness, and planetary health as an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and founding co-director of the Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (www.PowerLab.site).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1498-4851

Table of Contents

1. Introduction- Gentrification and Public Health: An Introduction I.GENTRIFICATION AND PATHWAYS TO HEALTH: THEORIES AND DEBATES 2. Gentrification, Displacement, and Health: Core Concepts, Types, and Drivers 3. Frameworks for Understanding Gentrification and Its Relationship to Health (Equity) 4. Intersectionality in Gentrification-Health Research: Structural Roots, Structural Vulnerability, and Health Inequities 5. Gentrification-Induced Displacement, Housing Loss and Health 6. Sustainability Gentrification and Implications for Health 7. Is Gentrification Lonelygenic? A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies 8. Transnational Gentrification and Health: The Interplay of Globalization, Urban Transformation, and Population Health 9. Ageing in Place in Gentrifying Neighbourhoods 10. Food Retail Gentrification: Impacts on Health and Health-Related Practices 11. Transit-Induced Gentrification and Public Health 12. Policy Action to Promote Equitable Green and Climate-Resilient Development and Healthy Living in Gentrifying Neighbourhoods II. METHODS AND APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENTRIFICATION AND HEALTH 13. Challenges and Solutions in Measuring Gentrification and Its Causal Effects on Health and Health Inequities 14. Participatory and Visual Methods in Gentrification and Health Research 15. Exploring the Interplay of Gentrification and Health: Insights from Ethnographic Approaches III. CASE STUDIES ON GENTRIFICATION AND HEALTH 16. Transnational Gentrification and Health: Evidence from Porto, Portugal 17. Gentrification and Health: Vignettes from Sydney, Australia 18. Gentrification and Health: Evidence from New York City, USA 19. Exploring the Pathways Between Tourism Gentrification and Health: A Case Study of the Gòtic Neighbourhood in Barcelona, Spain 20. Gentrification and Health in China 21. Rural Gentrification and Health: The Case of Pucón, Chile 22. Gentrification and Health: Concluding Remarks and Pathways Forward