With an overwhelming percentage of the EU population living and working in cities, urban renewal is a central element in the economic and social strategy of the EIB. Operations to date range from social housing projects, to urban transport and environmental improvement schemes, implemented both...

In Beijing, the metropolitan government has made enormous place based investments to increase green space and to improve public transit. We examine the gentrification consequences of such public investments. Using unique geocoded real estate, new restaurant count data and demographic data by...