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- Gentrification is occurring in many cities all over the world, but in many areas, gentrification is often tied to issues of race and ethnicity.
- Although gentrification is viewed as a market-based alternative to state-sponsored urban renewal, it cannot succeed without active state intervention.
- terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Gentrification has been described as a natural cycle: the well-to-do prefer to live in the newest housing stock.
- However, when large companies with an upscale and specialized workforce move into an area, the result is more often gentrification.
- As we moved in and started putting down roots, we grappled with a distressing question: Were we contributing to gentrification?
- Figuring out Gentrification. Gentrification is derived from "nobility," which historically alluded to individuals of a raised social status.
- Gentrification is the transformation of a neighborhood through the influx of wealthier residents, raising property values.
- Gentrification is the process of improving or renovating a neighborhood, house, or district so that it conforms to a specific socioeconomic taste.
- Gentrification is a sociological term that has entered the mainstream. ... The word gentrification was coined by Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, in 1964.