Where Do They Go? Where Do They Want to Go? Displacement from Kreuzberg

The purpose of German urban planning law is to “take seriously the needs of a population and protect the people living and working in an area” (Tietzsch 1996, p. 19). That this goal is not always achieved is demonstrated by the effects of the gentrification processes currently observed in many German cities such as Munich and Berlin. Structural improvements to buildings and the development of entire areas have an influence on the conditions of adjoining buildings and neighboring quarters.