ABSTRACT It has been well established that gentrification can undermine access to green amenities for socially vulnerable residents through socio-cultural or physical displacement from working-class and minority neighbourhoods. However, in the growing literature on environmental gentrification, little attention has been given to the impacts of gentrification on young families and children, especially in neighbourhood green spaces where children socialise and play. Using observational methods, surveys and interviews, we assessed perceptions and use of green play spaces in two neighbourhoods of Barcelona at different stages of gentrification. One neighbourhood suffers from advanced residential, commercial and tourism-led gentrification (La Ribera) while the other (Poblenou) experiences more recent gentrification. We find that advanced and more complex processes of gentrification are more likely to be associated with dissatisfaction of public space and less use by children and families. We also observe lower levels of trust, increased delinquency and a greater sense of insecurity. In contrast, early-stage gentrification is linked to new place relations and attachment around green play spaces that are highly used by children and their families. Yet, our research also shows that neighbourhood gains in terms of increased access and use of green play spaces might be short-lived as residents there point to fear of displacement. Our findings thus reveal how gentrification can operate to offer short-term green benefits but possible long-term losses for socially vulnerable families in gentrifying neighbourhoods.

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高档社区中的年轻家庭和儿童：高档化如何重塑绿色游乐空间的使用和感知

摘要 众所周知，中产阶级化会破坏社会弱势居民获得绿色便利设施的机会，原因是工人阶级和少数民族社区的社会文化或身体流离失所。然而，在越来越多的关于环境高档化的文献中，很少关注高档化对年轻家庭和儿童的影响，特别是在儿童社交和玩耍的社区绿地。我们使用观察方法、调查和访谈，评估了巴塞罗那两个街区在不同高档化阶段对绿色游乐空间的看法和使用情况。一个社区经历了以住宅、商业和旅游为主导的高级化（La Ribera），而另一个（Poblenou）则经历了最近的高档化。我们发现高级和更复杂的高档化过程更有可能与对公共空间的不满以及儿童和家庭较少使用有关。我们还观察到信任度降低、犯罪率增加和不安全感增强。相比之下，早期的高档化与儿童及其家庭高度使用的绿色游乐空间周围的新地方关系和依恋有关。然而，我们的研究还表明，由于当地居民担心流离失所，因此在增加进入和使用绿色游乐空间方面的社区收益可能是短暂的。因此，我们的研究结果揭示了高档化如何运作，为高档社区中的社会弱势家庭提供短期的绿色利益，但可能造成长期的损失。