Pros Of Gentrification

At first glance gentrification of low-income neighborhoods may see a direct representation of modern colonialism were wealthy middle-class men and women displace impoverished families, but there is much more. First, we must understand what gentrification is, Merriam Webster defines this term as “the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents”. The term gentrification has a negative connotation but I believe that this should not be. There are many benefits to the community, natives and the newcomers of the area that have been gentrified. Raised living standard, economic growth of communities as well as the nation as a whole, and lastly ethnic and economic diversity are benefits of-of gentrification that many turn a blind eye to. I strongly believe that when on the topic of the gentrification process, that the overall outcome outweighs the means. …show more content…
Though the process of gentrification these hopes and aspirations are able to be achieved. When there are influxes of new people in an already established community the people who are pushed out are the lowest of the low, these people tend to be the one causing crime. On the other hand those same people who create grief and destruction in their communities are also given new opportunities to change. How might this be possible you may ask. The answer the gentrification process were the higher the price of housing results the more money the government to use to fund education system in that area. With an improved education people have new alternatives to turn to other than