We investigate the urban transformation strategies of major developers and other key actors in the context of neoliberalism and its influence on politics, including urban development governance. Drawing primarily on interviews with corporate developers operating in the downtown areas of Oslo, Norway, we show how these influential actors with little formal political responsibility not only shape the physical structures but also significantly influence the social, economic and cultural fabric of the city. While they do not have a coordinated strategy, private developers do aim to transform urban areas to fit the preferences of the middle and upper classes. However, the situation is not as negative and predetermined as many critiques of gentrification processes assume. Besides demonstrating some positive outcomes of local transformation processes, our study shows that a fully gentrified downtown, along with the social exclusion mechanisms, has not been implemented yet.

在新自由主义及其对政治的影响（包括城市发展治理）的背景下，我们研究了主要开发商和其他主要参与者的城市转型策略。我们主要通过对在挪威奥斯陆市中心经营的公司开发商的采访来表明，这些没有正式政治责任的有影响力的参与者如何不仅塑造了实体结构，而且还极大地影响了这座城市的社会，经济和文化结构。尽管他们没有统一的策略，但私人开发商的确致力于改变城市地区，以适应中上阶层的喜好。但是，这种情况并不像许多对高档化过程的批评所假定的那样负面和预定。除了展示本地转型过程的一些积极成果外，