York University.
Urban Stud. 2011;48(1):61-83. doi: 10.1177/0042098009360227.
Despite extensive literature on the nature and impact of gentrification, there has been little consideration of the effects of gentrification on ethnic neighbourhoods. This study evaluates the negative and positive effects of gentrification on the Portuguese in west central Toronto. Details concerning the settlement patterns of the Portuguese, the characteristics of Portuguese residents and patterns of gentrification in inner-city Toronto were obtained from census data. Evaluations of neighbourhood change and attitudes of the residents towards gentrification were obtained from key informant and focus group interviews. The results suggest considerable ambivalence among the respondents, but most agreed that the long-term viability of Little Portugal as an immigrant reception area with a good supply of low-cost housing is in doubt.
尽管关于城市化的性质和影响已有大量文献，但很少考虑城市化对族裔社区的影响。本研究评估了城市化对多伦多中西部葡萄牙裔的负面影响和积极影响。关于葡萄牙人的定居模式、葡萄牙裔居民的特征以及多伦多市中心城市化模式的详细信息，均取自人口普查数据。通过对关键知情者和焦点小组访谈，评估了社区变化和居民对城市化的态度。结果表明，受访者的态度相当矛盾，但大多数人都认为，小葡萄牙作为一个移民接待区，拥有大量低成本住房，其长期生存能力令人怀疑。
