This week will be populated by you through our class activities
Here is our definition we arrived at by the end of class:
[I re-typed it because my handwriting on the whiteboard is suspect]
Gentrification is a process in which areas change socially, culturally and economically through demographic movement. Commonly, gentrification is instigated by people with higher capital than existing residents. This process creates divisions between new and existing people in an area, ultimately causing displacement in many cases. The dynamics of an area are ruptured in this process. Gentrification persists (and expands) due to unequal distribution of wealth [NB: we had growth, but gentrification can also take place in economies with low or negative growth, what matters are relative inequalities] among different communities and areas. Alignment with public policies include: urban renewal, beautification, rebranding, and the pursuit of economic growth. These policies may not have the specific goal of producing gentrification, but they create the conditions that facilitate it.
[I re-typed it because my handwriting on the whiteboard is suspect]
Gentrification is a process in which areas change socially, culturally and economically through demographic movement. Commonly, gentrification is instigated by people with higher capital than existing residents. This process creates divisions between new and existing people in an area, ultimately causing displacement in many cases. The dynamics of an area are ruptured in this process. Gentrification persists (and expands) due to unequal distribution of wealth [NB: we had growth, but gentrification can also take place in economies with low or negative growth, what matters are relative inequalities] among different communities and areas. Alignment with public policies include: urban renewal, beautification, rebranding, and the pursuit of economic growth. These policies may not have the specific goal of producing gentrification, but they create the conditions that facilitate it.
Key Readings & Debates
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Racapping
CES Survey
Assignment
Racapping
CES Survey
Assignment
