Neighbourhood change

Neighbourhoods are ever-transforming. These transformations may involve changes in demographic composition, residents’ socio-economic status, the physical conditions of the built environment, or the neighbourhood’s functional roles within the urban hierarchy. The term captures both trajectories of decline—such as disinvestment, depopulation, and urban decay—and of improvement, including revitalisation and valorisation, processes that may or may not culminate in gentrification.

We have included an expanded definition of the term – alongside many others, each written by project partners – on our website’s Glossary.