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Gordon C.C. Douglas

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Gordon Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the Institute for Metropolitan Studies at San José State University. He is a multidisciplinary urbanist whose research sits at the intersection of sociology, critical studies, and urban planning and design. In addition to his work on DIY urbanism and creative placemaking, other recent publications have examined the cultural geography of gentrification and the impacts of community identity on development projects.

Gordon received his doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago and also holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the London School of Economics. Before coming to San Jose State, he also held posit ...more

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The Help-Yourself City: Legitimacy and Inequality in DIY Urbanism

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