...Gentrification is a process of renovation and revival of deteriorated urban neighbourhoods which results from an influx of more affluent residents, a related increase in rents and property values, changes in the districts character and culture. Gentrification is generally seen by some as a negative and controversial topic, suggesting the displacement of low- income families and small businesses. Others see it as an increase in an area’s economy and a revitalisation of the built environment. In this essay I will be addressing whether gentrification does help or hinder low income, urban communities using references from contemporary examples such as New York City and London, I will outline both positive and negative impacts of gentrification...
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...urban planning issues are exemplified through the urban neighborhood, also referred to as the hood, in South Central Los Angeles. The film puts into perspective the effect gun violence, gentrification and role model relationships in an urban slum. The creation of these urban slums comes directly from a term known as gentrification. Gentrification is the process of shifting an urban community towards a wealthier one by removing the lower class from the area and forcing them to relocate. Resulting from gentrification, new urban slums are created which have a high density of residents on the lower end of the socio-economic hierarchy. Consequentially, these urban planning issues...
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...concentrating on using gentrification indicators as a framework to examine and analyse changes to predict the gentrification within community neighbourhoods, to find a solution for an investment company to find an area, which has a potential to become gentrified. The objectives of this programme is to establish and point out the factors influencing gentrification within any town in the world, in this case in United Kingdom, that may be going through gentrification process – changes that result when wealthier people acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities (Grant, 2003). The research needs to be carried out to establish what factors cause gentrification, to examine demographic shifts, how to control gentrification etc...There are two wider areas with main issues that we need to be concentrating, when researching gentrification: Production-supply of 'gentrifiable' property; the workings of housing and land markets; spatial flows of capital and the 'rent-gap'; role of public and private finance; 'uneven development' (Slater, 2000). Consumption- The characteristics of the 'pool of gentrifiers'; 'new middle-class' ideology; consumer demand and consumption practices; (counter) cultural politics; the roles of race, gender and sexuality; education, occupational change and household composition (Slater, 2000). This section brought out the objectives of this paper, next I am giving a brief overview on the background and significance of gentrification. IV. Background...
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...suffered from urban decline in the past 30 years due to many reasons. Urban decline is generally defined as when an area starts losing businesses, people lose their jobs, people move away from the area as the local economy shrinks meaning the desirability of the area as a whole also falls. In response to this urban decline, many local governments have introduced urban regeneration schemes. Urban regeneration is the attempt to reverse that decline by both improving the physical structure, and, more importantly and elusively, the economy of those areas. Re-urbanisation is the movement of people back to live in old city centres and inner city areas that have been redeveloped. The four different processes that drive re-urbanisation are Gentrification (Notting Hill), through partnerships (Sheffield City Centre and Park Hill Flats), property led regeneration schemes (Sheffield Development Cooperation in the Lower Don Valley) and Urban Re-Generation in Mumbai. One partnership scheme which aimed to achieve urban regeneration was the Urban Splash scheme in Sheffield which focused on the regeneration of the Park Hill flats just outside the city’s CBD. The flats were built in 1957 to ease the problem of developing slums in the area. However over time the flats have become an eyesore. They were rundown and crime and vandalism became a problem. The regeneration scheme worked towards improving the aesthetics of the flats by adding coloured panels and glass to the exterior and by making the...
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...Gentrification should be illegal unless all parties owning property, not just land, agree with the organization that is attempting to obtain the area. The laws should be that, any resident living there that cannot afford to pay the increased rent be compensated towards other housing and acceptable living situations. Gentrification should benefit everyone involved, not just the wealthy in sacrifice of the less fortunate. Gentrification has good attentions on paper, but people are willing to hurt others for benefit. Gentrification should be considered illegal if all parties involved do not agree to it. Although the definition of gentrification may seem that this act is good for the targeted community by bring more revenue and money into the area and decreasing the crime rate, it does have a negative effect. Not all homeowners and renters are willing to leave the land and area that that they have resided on for many years. In most cases the people’s voices are not really heard if the local government agrees to gentrify the community. People that own property that has been a part of the neighborhood for years should have more say on the decisions in the process. Once you live somewhere for so long it is unethical to force people out for the benefit of money and more attraction. However, if gentrification cannot be stopped then any resident who cannot afford to live in the area after the cost of rent is raised should be compensated to help them find new and acceptable living. More...
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...Gentrification is the process of upper or middle class people moving into previously lower class areas which increases in taxes and property value, as well as changing a district’s culture. Wealthier people moving into a poorer region increases property value and small community stores, as well as removing former residents due to them not being able to afford the sudden new taxes. Small cultural dime stores or restaurants are replaced by fast food or malls to please this new rich population, who would rather have something quick. This is such a controversial topic because on one hand schools, roads, crime rate, people who have been living in this community for generations are suddenly reduced to living on the streets because their once reasonable rent, increasing drastically. Rare cultural businesses are replaced by a common McDonald's or Starbucks for production rather than quality. Gentrification will lead to poverty in many families and independent people because families who live in low priced apartments, once gentrification takes place those people and families won’t be able to afford their households. Gentrification also leads to poverty by taking money from taxing in order to have the money to rebuild those complexes which many people can’t afford to do because they need to provide for themselves and their families if they have one. Because of gentrification people lose a lot of money that could be used for their personal lives in...
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...Definition of Gentrification: Gentrification is just one of the nebulous social issues taking place within modern Brixton, as London becomes more globalized and newer forms of ‘urban renewal’ are put into place. This particular urban phenomenon is best characterized as gentrification, which is defined for the purposes of this argument as a middle-class effort to undermine the local populace’s business, structure, and daily life by asserting their own values (Merriam-Webster). Expressed in expansive economic terms by Eric Clark, gentrification is noted as: “a process involving a change in the population of land-users such that the new users are of a higher socio-economic status than the previous users, together with an associated change in...
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...a) Briefly discuss the effects of gentrification [9m] Effects • Social and economic polarization • The upward spiral of desirability and increasing rents and property values(erodes the qualities that began attracting new people in the first place • Displacement of that community(renters(prices go up, tenants are pushed out • Arrival of new investment, new spending power, and a new tax base(increased economic activity • Rehabilitation, housing development, new shops and restaurants(higher-wage jobs (previous residents may benefit(but mostly to well-educated newcomers • Some local economic activity(forced out either by rising rents or shifting sensibilities • Industrial activities that employ local workers(viewed as a nuisance or environmental hazard • Local shops may lose their leases under pressure from posh boutiques and restaurants • Physical changes(older buildings are rehabilitated and new construction occurs • Public improvement to streets, parks, and infrastructure(new arrivals often push hard to improve the district aesthetically(codify new standards through design guidelines, historic preservation legislation, and the use of blight and nuisance laws • The social, economic, and physical impacts of gentrification(serious political conflict(exacerbated by differences in race, class, and culture • Earlier residents may feel embattled, ignored, and excluded from their own communities • New arrivals are often mystified by accusations that their...
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...The Power of the Mall Everyday life from a geographic perspective can be best understood when connecting meanings and emotions to specific places of social interaction. Place can be best understood as an area with a special meaning and strong sense of identity which is recognized by society. Place can be describes it as “coming into existence when humans give meaning to a part of the larger, undifferentiated space.”[1] Space can be viewed as a physical expression of social relations, a process that is continuous and ever changing. An important factor to consider when conceptualizing the terms space and place is to understand precise definitions are based on individual’s perceptions and emotions towards a given area. Space is an area that can be used to understand the relationships between society and self, using different social experiences that emphasize a unique significance in an individual’s everyday life. Living in a commodified society, shopping malls offer customers a sense of comfort, satisfaction, and entertainment, as they are now multi-purpose institutions that center on the means of consumption. Writers such as Daniel Miller, and Pierre Bourdeieu interpret shopping malls as “a part of the process by which goods communicate, and are communicated as, social relationships.”[2] Containing over 275 stores and multiple restaurants and coffee shops with its recent expansion, Yorkdale Shopping Centre one of the most popular upscale malls in the City of Toronto.[3] It’s...
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...The urban in fragile, uncertain, neoliberal times: towards new geographies of social justice? R. ALAN WALKS Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Cananda L5L 1C6 (e-mail: alan.walks@utoronto.ca) Canadian cities are at a crossroads. The neoliberalization of governance at multiple scales, inadequate re-investment in urban infrastructure, increasing reliance on continental and international trade, and the restructuring of the space economy have combined to weaken Canada’s cities just as the global economic system is undergoing transformation. Canadian urban geographic scholarship has much to offer under current conditions, and is already making significant contributions in key areas. In particular, research on what might be called the contours and impacts of urban restructuring and the neoliberal city, immigration and cities of difference, and urban environmental justice show much promise and are likely to define the core of Canadian urban geography into the future. Key words: cities, urban geography, Canada, economic restructuring, neoliberalism, social justice L’urbain ` une ´poque fragile, incertaine et a e n´olib´rale: vers de nouvelles g´ographies de la e e e justice sociale? ` Les villes canadiennes sont a la crois´e des chemins. e Alors que l’´conomie mondiale traverse une p´riode e e de transformation, la situation des villes au Canada se pr´carise avec les effets de la restructuration e ` n´olib´rale de la gouvernance a multiples...
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...Christopher Cordon Sociology 142 Friday 4- 4:50 P.M. 04-12-16 USC Village: What’s the Cost? Jack hammers, dump trucks, construction cranes and safety cones; all in a days work at USC’s new university village. We’ve all been somewhat affected by the recent demolition and construction in and around USC. Along with all the construction going on, traffic jams, detours as well as some of the noise going on, students such as myself aren’t the only ones affected. As beautiful and appealing as these renovations might seem, the price of a new beautiful new village does come at a cost to the residents, businesses and employees of the surrounding community. I was a member of this community as a young kid. I went to Vermont Ave. elementary just down the street form USC, and growing up, I did see a few changes here and there. Back in the early 90’s, the neighborhood had a completely different feel to it. There were gangs, drugs, and violence; typical for a South Los Angeles neighborhood. Over the years, USC’s presence started to change a few things. As students began to trickle over to the northwest neighborhoods, the tone of the neighborhood slowly changed. I was in elementary, so I didn’t really make much of it, only that a few of my friends from my block began moving away. As an 8 year old, you don’t really put two and two together until I started noticing the same thing in my new neighborhood in East Hollywood. Since it wasn’t a college neighborhood, there wasn’t a diverse group...
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...schools. School counselors have to be aware of their attitudes and views about minorities. Lack for awareness in their own attitude and beliefs can result in hindering a student or family. Strategy two- obtain an accurate and well-balanced perspective of minority family life. School counselors’ perspective of minorities should not be shaped by the media displays of minorities. They should maintain a comprehensive perspective by expanding their knowledge by reading resources that reflects or inform others about minority’s culture. Strategy three- establish rapport. School counselors should initiate contact with minorities to develop a rapport with both students and families. Communication with parents should not be limited to making negative reports. School counselors should contact families to inform them about current school activities, events and meetings. Strategy four- make flexible meeting times. School counselors should be aware of the needs of the school. In urban school, many of the minority’ family members work and have a difficult time...
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...r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t This paper examines whether the economic gains experienced by low-income neighborhoods in the 1990s followed patterns of classic gentrification (as frequently assumed) — that is, through the in migration of higher income white, households, and out migration (or displacement) of the original lower income, usually minority residents, spurring racial transition in the process. Using the internal Census version of the American Housing Survey, we find no evidence of heightened displacement, even among the most vulnerable, original residents. While the entrance of higher income homeowners was an important source of income gains, so too was the selective exit of lower income homeowners. Original residents also experienced differential gains in income and reported greater increases in their satisfaction with their neighborhood than found in other lowincome neighborhoods. Finally, gaining neighborhoods were able to avoid the losses of white households that non-gaining low income tracts experienced, and were thereby more racially stable rather than less. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Article history: Received 8 June 2010 Received in revised form 22 December 2010 Accepted 28 December 2010 Available online 6 January 2011 Keywords: Neighborhood change Gentrification Displacement 1. Introduction The 1990s were a decade of economic improvement for lowincome neighborhoods. The number of high-poverty neighborhoods declined...
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...working class are in jeopardy too. With regard to dealing with Wall Street, of course we will build these new buildings but I will try my hardest for some of these bankers to realize that the best economy is the one of a strong middle class. The middle class pumps money back into the economy and keeps small businesses operating as well. I would like to schedule a meeting with Wall Street and the small business owners so that they can see what this potentially could do. In this time, it is great that many people are loyal to the stores that they shop in so I am hoping that with the potential loss of families moving out of the area with the gentrification, these small business owners can win over the Wall Street people and they will use their businesses. When I meet with the politicians, I would like for them to see the potential negative effect this could have on the area. While these new buildings are great, we cannot move the entire working class people away from where they came. I’d like for the politicians, Wall Street and the union leaders to work cohesively. This area has many working families and we need to try to keep as many as possible or the government will be bought by big money and the working class will lose much of what they gained. I’d like for the union leaders to get their members to write letters to Wall Street and the politicians so that their voices can be heard. The more people write and possibly march for a cause;the...
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...Skip to content HOME BLOG A2 GEOGRAPHY Discuss the roles and relative importance of NICs and TNCs in a changing global economy. Discuss the roles and relative importance of NICs and TNCs in a changing global economy. An economy is the activities related to the production of goods and services within a specified geographic region. This can exist on a national scale, the trade and services within a country, but equally, if countries trade goods and services with each other, their economies interact, it can happen on a global scale, this is known as globalisation. This interaction of economies on a worldwide scale is else known as the global economy, and NICs and TNCs play a fundamental role in changing how it operates. An ‘NIC’, else known as a ‘newly industrialising country’ is a country where industrial production has grown sufficiently for it to become a major source of their income as a nation. A ‘TNC’ is a company that operates in at least two countries. They often have management headquarters in their home country and operate in host countries alongside; examples would include GlaxoSmithKline, BP, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola. NICs are having a prominent impact on sculpting the global economy. They are characterised by the fact that they are gaining an increasing share of the world manufacturing output, a significant growth in their manufactured export production and a significant annual growth in their manufacturing sector. The first generation of NICs were,...
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