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1 R. Glass, London. Aspects of Change, Londen 1964.

2 C. Hamnett, The Blind Men and the Elephant. The Explanation of Gentri cation, Trans-actions (Institute of Brit ish Geographers), 16 (1991) 2, p. 173-189.

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1 Ruth Glass, London: Aspects of Change (London, 1964).

2 Chris Hamnett, The Blind Men and the Ele-phant. The Explanation of Gentri cation, Trans-actions, Institute of British Geographers 16 (1991) 2, 173-189.

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3 R. Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class. And How Its Transforming Work, Leisure, Com-munity and Everyday Life, New York 2002; R. Florida, The Flight of the Creative Class, New York 2005.

4 N. Smith & P. Williams (red.), Gentri cation of the City, Londen 1986.

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3 Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class And How Its Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (New York, 2002); Richard Florida, The Flight of the Crea-tive Class (New York, 2005).

4 Neil Smith and Peter Williams (eds.), Gentri -cation of the City (London, 1986).

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5 Aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw leefde tien procent van de wereldbevolking in de steden. In 2000 leeft ongeveer vijftig procent van de wereldbevolking in de steden. In 2025 kan het aantal stads-bewoners de vijf miljard bereiken (waarvan twee-derde in de arme lan-den), Mutations Global Urban Observatory.

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5 At the outset of the twentieth century, 10% of the population lived in cities. In 2000, around 50% of the world popu-lation lives in cities. In 2025, the number of city-dwellers could reach 5 billion individu-als (two thirds of them in poor countries, Muta-tions Global Urban Observatory.

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