Food Consumption in Cologne Ehrenfeld: Gentrification through Gastrofication?

Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need for food. Given the fundamental significance of everyday food it seems clear that it is also relevant in urban development processes. Nutrition trends and food outlets influence the attractiveness and qu...

Verfasser: Lütke, Petra
Jäger, Eva Maria
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2021
Publikation in MIAMI:22.09.2022
Datum der letzten Änderung:22.09.2022
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Urban Science 5 (2021) 1, 26, 1-19
Schlagwörter:food consumption; urban upgrading; gentrification; gastrofication; gastronomic landscapes; taste; distinction; Bourdieu; neighborhood; Cologne
Fachgebiet (DDC):550: Geowissenschaften, Geologie
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-12079512791
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/72089538527
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-12079512791
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Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need for food. Given the fundamental significance of everyday food it seems clear that it is also relevant in urban development processes. Nutrition trends and food outlets influence the attractiveness and quality of life of neighborhoods, and therefore also reflect the development of urban space. This article aims to bring together the topics of urban development, consumption, and current nutrition trends. Attention is focused on the role played by gastronomic landscapes in urban gentrification processes and how current nutrition trends are manifested. Empirical research was conducted between 2019 and 2020 in the case-study district of Ehrenfeld in the city of Cologne. In the past, this industrial neighborhood was affected by downgrading processes. After years of decline, rising vacancy rates, and outwards migration, there have been clear signs of upgrading in Ehrenfeld since the end of the 1990s. The neighborhood is also characterized by an extensive and continuously growing gastronomic landscape, which combines a multiplicity of national and international cuisines and food cultures. About one-third of the food outlets located on Venloer Straße were established between 2010 and 2020.