City Centre Development and Gentrification in Sydney: A Comparative Assessment

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between city centre development and gentrification in Sydney and compares Sydney's experience with that of London and New York.

A brief account is provided of the public response to gentrification in Sydney. Prospects for the future are outlined.

Keywords:

• Gentrification
• central Sydney
• office jobs
• inner city public housing
• decentralisation