gentrification
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The Impact of Gentrification on Homeowners
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When wealthy new residents move into lower-income neighborhoods, they often renovate homes and open upscale businesses. This drives up property values, property taxes, and rent. This chain of events may force current lower-income residents to move out. Gentrification is a major issue nationwide, and cities are searching for the “magic”…
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Do Arts Industries Lead to Gentrification?
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Urban revitalization projects that use arts-based industries have had mixed results and are often accused of causing gentrification and displacement. Gentrification occurs when an area “improves” its look and feel, leading a wave of higher-income groups to enter an area and to increase the cost of living there. As a…
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Tech Employment Drives Increased Wages…Just Like Other High-Paying Jobs
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When Amazon started looking for a home for its second headquarters (“HQ2”), cities across North America vied to be selected. They offered tax breaks and other incentives, seeking the prestige of a high-profile corporate headquarters and the promise of economic stimulation. Proponents of a tech influx argued that higher tech-sector…
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Beyond Gentrification: How Vacant Lot Upkeep Can Improve Community Safety At An Affordable Price
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If every square block of abandoned land in American cities were placed side-by-side, the area would be larger than the state of Maryland. In fact, nearly 15 percent of all urban land is either vacant or barren. This limits the economic vitality of communities with vast swaths of unused land, which are disproportionately…
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District of Change: Gentrification and Demographic Trends in Washington, D.C.
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This piece, first published on July 23, 2014, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. No discussion on urban revitalization is complete without addressing the issue of gentrification. This byproduct of redevelopment has proven to be…
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DIY Urban Design: community improvement or an act of crime?
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Do-It-Yourself Urban Design occurs when people make unauthorized changes to public space to address local needs. Sociologist Gordon Douglas discusses the benefits—and potential unintended costs—that follow when self-appointed urban planners take direct action to improve their communities.
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District of Change: Gentrification and Demographic Trends in Washington, DC
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A study of household migration behavior in DC reveals long-term regional effects of gentrification.
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Still Unequal, Less Separate
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A recent paper found that Americans are highly segregated by income. A new paper finds the opposite is true for race.