What do you need to know about gentrification? 1 Understanding gentrification. Gentrification: a process of neighborhood change that includes economic change in a historically disinvested neighborhood —by means of real estate investment and new higher-income
What do you need to know about gentrification?
1 Understanding gentrification. Gentrification: a process of neighborhood change that includes economic change in a historically disinvested neighborhood —by means of real estate investment and new higher-income residents moving in – 2 Central city disinvestment and investment patterns. 3 Impact of gentrification on communities.
When did gentrification start in New York City?
Resource: “ New Retail Capital and Neighborhood Change: Boutiques and Gentrification in New York City (2009).” Zukin, Sharon, et al.
How many NCRC members are involved in gentrification?
Many of the 600+ member organizations of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) have raised concerns about gentrification, displacement and transformations in their communities. We wanted to better understand where gentrification and displacement was occurring, and how to measure and monitor it.
When does cultural displacement occur in a gentrifying area?
Cultural displacement occurs when minority areas see a rapid decline in their numbers as affluent, white gentrifiers replace the incumbent residents. In this study, neighborhoods were considered to be eligible to gentrify if in 2000 they were in the lower 40 percent of home values and family incomes in that metropolitan area.
Is there an alternative to the gentrifier?
Another alternative to the gentrifier against gentrification is the conqueror. These middle class newcomers wish the old-timers and their “unfamiliar” ways (e.g. grilling in front of their home instead of behind, shouting out onto the street, not speaking English) were simply not there.
Where are the cities in California undergoing gentrification?
City Rising — A KCET and Link TV one-hour broadcast special and multi-media project that analyzes six California communities undergoing gentrification: Boyle Heights and South Central in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Oakland and the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento.
Why is there leveling off of gentrification in Denver?
Our research attributes much of this leveling-off to the construction of tens of thousands of new housing units over the past decade.
What kind of gentrification is happening in Portland Oregon?
Another NCRC member from Portland, Oregon, experiences gentrification as an erosion of community ties, as rents escalate and families are displaced.
How is gentrification related to the upscaling analysis?
While the gentrification analysis focused on indicators like changes in rental markets, racial and ethnic composition, and economic health of low-income tracts, the upscaling analysis looked at factors like household income and education for all tracts.