UC Merced

In their discussions of policy, gentrification scholarship often fails to differentiate between the influence of federal and municipal government in directing urban development. This obscures understandings of their respective roles and interaction with the greater economy. This study sheds light on the influence of these three factors by conducting a case study of Downtown and East San José after the Great Recession. By locating the precise points where urban development falls and rises, this study ascertains the macro-level and municipal level processes that lead to urban development, while also tracking demographic changes. These findings suggest that previous scholarship may have undertheorized the interdependence between these factors, necessitating the need for alternative urban development frameworks.