• gentrification (n.) 1973, noun of action from gentrify. ... Trends of gentrification. adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.
  • Gentrification changes the character and cultural diversity of an area, often due to the destruction of aging buildings that are cheaper to replace than renovate.
  • Government funds earmarked for urban renewal were commonly used to finance the wholesale gentrification of working-class or poor neighborhoods.
  • Summary
    • How (and why) does gentrification happen?
    • How to identify a suburb going through gentrification
  • Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment.
  • “How do we ensure new parks don’t cause ‘green gentrification,’ which can lead to the exclusion and displacement of underserved communities?
  • In this article, we will explore the advantages and disadvantages of gentrification, its impact on neighborhoods, and the pros and cons it brings to communities.
  • When you add -fication (the suffix that means “making”), you see how gentrification means "making something suitable for a higher class of people...
  • Gentrification and urban gentrification denote the socio-cultural changes in an area resulting from wealthier people buying housing property in a less prosperous community.