Browsing by Author "Grant, Richard J."

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Global Arts World and the Worlding of Wynwood, Miami, Florida
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Öner, Aslı Ceylan; Grant, Richard J.; Li, Han
Wynwood, Miami, is a world-renowned global art canvas of street art and cultural production site. The rise of Miami as a global arts city and its hosting of Arts Basel enhanced the place marketing of Wynwood. Wynwood's recent trajectory is driven by the confluence of art, real estate, and urban planning. Its redevelopment over time has been dramatic, transitioning from a low-income immigrant neighborhood and warehouse district into innovative artistic milieu. In the 2020s the neighborhood is being highly commodified, resulting in the loss of artistic capital replaced by trendy retail, condo, and hotel projects. Our analysis is primarily based on interviews with gallery owners in 2016 and 2022, as well as planning documents and business census data. Wynwood as an art venue has peaked, and artists and galleries are exiting. Nonetheless, Wynwood continues to be marketed as an arts neighborhood by property developers and retail and entertainment businesses
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Legacy of Arts and Chrono-Urbanism in Wynwood, Miami
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2025) Grant, Richard J.; Li, Han; Oner, Asli Ceylan
Significant progress in the concept of chrono-urbanism has occurred since the pandemic, partly driven by the adoption of the 15-minute city model from European and Asian cities to the United States. In recent years, Miami's urban planning has shifted toward mixed-use development and densification, with neighborhoods like Wynwood embracing chrono-urbanism and arts-focused redevelopment strategies. Our study examines this transition in Wynwood, focusing on the role of the arts using a mixed-methods approach. We find that positive developments in business and real estate, particularly within 5- and 10-minute walking and biking catchment areas, contributing to a more mixed-use community. However, the closure of art galleries and the redevelopment of vacant lots and older buildings into high-rise developments are replacing the organic street art that initially attracted artists and visitors. This shift has led to more commercialized, commissioned art pieces that meet building codes but lack the unique character of the original works. During interviews, gallery representatives expressed concern that Wynwood is evolving from an arts district into a high-priced area known more for its murals than its creative community. Although chrono-urbanism is being adopted in many cities, differences in economic, cultural, political, and geographic contexts necessitate those approaches be tailored to each urban environment.
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Precarity of Refugees: the Case of Basmane-Izmir, Turkey
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021) Oner, Asli Ceylan; Durmaz-Drinkwater, Bahar; Grant, Richard J.
Over the last decade, the precarity of refugees and temporary migrants and its associated ambiguities is an increasing focus of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. In particular, the Syrian conflict since 2011 has led to dramatic refugee crises especially in terms of the number of people displaced into neighbouring countries, including Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq, with Turkey hosting the largest refugee population in the world. Within Turkey, Syrian refugees are concentrated in camps, border towns, major cities and particular urban neighbourhoods. The Basmane neighbourhood, an old inner city quarter of Izmir, Turkey, is a special case, and we directly observe and detail various dimensions of the precarity of Syrian immigrants there at the apex of the refugee flow, and assess how temporary migration affected Izmir's permanent residents. Focusing on physical and social transformations in Basmane, we concentrate on the intra-relationships among place, refugees, and locals and seek to contribute to the debate of how (un)settled situations of refugees produce differential pathways for adaptation and experiences of precarity. The research indicates that socio-spatial dynamics in Basmane contributes to the adaptation of refugees and affects their precarity as the hub for temporary immigrants in Izmir.