“Gentrification is a trend in urban neighborhoods, which results in increased property values and the displacing of lower-income families and small businesses.” I don’t think gentrification should spread through communities. Both author’s Jeremiah Moss and Ray Oldenburg show good examples why gentrification will hurt communities and not help them. I don’t gentrification is the right thing to do right now for communities because it wouldn’t help all people in the situation. In “ New Yorkers Need to Take Back Their City” by Jeremiah Moss he explains why gentrification wouldn’t help the communities.…
Create Change Esther Dyson once said, “Change Means That What Was Before Wasn’t Perfect People Want Things To Be Better”. Even if one person creates changes in his or her society at a global, national, or community level in a positive way, will make this world a better place. Each individual can create changes in his or her society, unless he/she feels that it is important to society, that an action must be needed and the action that they going to propose in order for changes to happen. The changes that I want it to happen are; to have free schooling for students from kindergarten to twelve grade all over the world, along with women’s right to an education, offer free health care and helping homeless…
To some, this change is a good thing. A nicer community, with less crime and better stores certainly is appealing. However, to others, the people being forced to move due to the rising price of living, which will continue to rise the more gentrified LIC becomes, these changes are anything but good. While the loss of Scandals is acceptable, or more than in some people's opinion, the loss of something like 5 Pointz really detracts from LIC. Gentrification might raise the value of a neighborhood property wise, but sometimes, it takes away from the overall charm and defining characteristics of something that was great.…
Gentrification has been a controversial issue, when arguments are powered by feelings and incidents on which to happen are supposedly improving the people in the community. As big businesses move into an area that was normally populated by small businesses, the mom and pop shops are flat-out disappearing one by one. Thus, relocating into a new area is challenging for a store owner since they 're founded on a low-income community. These questions have been wrestling through my thoughts as I investigate more on gentrification, are gentrifying communities have a positive impact on the small businesses? Or is it just for increasing, the economy and letting small businesses struggle to stand?…
A Case of Gentrification The reduction of black housing in the inner city of New Orleans is in a staggering position for a city having, record-setting economic growth post Hurricane Katrina. The longtime historically African-American lower to middle class warded off territories of New Orleans’ inner city, whether it may be uptown, downtown or in between are increasingly being overrun by a younger, more affluent race of white upper and middle class investors, eager with thoughts of redevelopment, real estate trends and revitalization. Similarly too what’s being seen in other major cities like New York, where blighted historic neighborhoods are being revitalized at a feverish pitch. An old saying states that, “either you change with the time…
Equally, I believe that gentrification needs to be better regulated by the government. The way the government controls it currently takes away all the power from the residents. The inhabitants are the ones who put them in office and then the government does them a disservice. In the documentary (2012), even when the community members went to town halls, protested, offered alternatives and pleaded the administration went ahead with the development anyway. At the meeting one government official even said that the displaced business was "not of substantial economic benefit to the city" but what is really the definition of economic benefit.…
For many years, many Americans “considered the prospect of growing income inequality to be unacceptably undemocratic.” (Noah, 18). Income inequality is at its highest level since before the Great Depression and it is a situation that divides Americans. The best way to promote equal justice in American and the best way to maintain strong economic growth is to have…
We all don't like the word gentrification but it can be a good good thing. Is to make bad houses good. Helps keep crime off the street . it also bring more jobs to the neighborhood. Money.howstuffworks.com…
The effects of gentrification are seen in the new development and investment throughout neighborhoods of the Twin Cities. There are many upsides to the new investments in neighborhoods throughout the cities. The neighborhoods that are gentrified see decreases in crime and unemployment. In both Hennepin County and Ramsey County, crime rates have decreased by around 25% to 3,302 and 3,054 crimes per 100,000 residents respectively (Sinner). As crime rates have decreased, so has unemployment with the current rate of unemployment at 4% in metro area, this is due to the fact that Minneapolis has added over 18,400 jobs from 2009 to 2013 to their economy (“Strength in Minneapolis”).…
Gentrification can be defined as the process of dramatic change and remodel of urban areas accompanied by the influx of white middle-class or white affluent people who ransack the rich history and spirit of neighborhoods. This in turn displaces longtime residents and business owners of color in favor of over-priced homes, eateries, and other establishments that are homogenous to whiteness, while renaming the area. Additionally, there is a legacy of rent hikes and the establishment of high property values utilized as a tool to keep former residents of color out. Gentrification typically occurs in areas where racially marginalized homeowners are concentrated at the onset. This then allows for gentrification to enhance equity building unevenly with white households benefiting most.…
Gentrification has been a big topic throughout the years. Gentrification is when the high and middle class population come into a poor neighborhoods and reclaim them. During this process an abundance of homes are rebuilt and the poorer class are being replace. Gentrification has extremely negative effects on inner city communities that are generally populated by African Americans. These communities suffer from the effects of gentrification for years by losing their homes and businesses to a higher class of people.…
The Hunger Games Panem’s government is under the control of a single person named President Snow. President Snow is a dictator, he misuses his personal power and does not have to convince anyone that his plans are rational. In a dictatorship, power is absolute and all decisions of the dictator are law, no matter what harm could be caused by them. Panem could be considered to be under an authoritarian dictatorship where the dictator demands obedience to his authority over any desire for individual freedom and usually has the nation’s military forces for back them up. President Snow is very persistent with getting his way and often uses force to do this.…
Sophia Miana Professor Hitch English 100 3 October 2017 What is Gentrification Mia and her family have lived in the same town since the first time she developed memories. She’s also known her neighbors the same time she’s known her family. One day, she comes home from school, and witnessed a notice taped to the front door of their house. The paper read that there will be reconstructing of old houses and construction of new buildings in her area, and that the price of their house was going to increase. Mia is aware of what’s going to happen to her neighborhood since she is in high school, but she still asked her father what will happen to them.…
The topic that is widely discussed in big cities is gentrification. When my peers were asked, what they defined gentrification as, they described it as “rich people coming into cheaper neighborhoods.” According to their definition, gentrification has not been a positive effect to the majority, the lower classes. Gentrification is the occurrence when wealthy classes come into affordable neighborhood. As a result, this usually raises prices as store and homeowners see an opportunity to gain more money.…
What are some of the key factors which have driven and facilitated urban development over time? Referring to examples from New Zealand and other countries, explain some of the different types of contemporary cities. Introduction Urban development is constantly growing in today’s society due to the world’s population growth and many people are wanting to live in Urban areas opposed to rural areas. In the 30 year period between 2000 and 2030 the UN has estimated that the world population will significantly increase and majority of this increase will occur in urban centres (An introduction to human geography, 2012).…