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Gentrification

Definition

(sociology/urban studies) The process by which a working-class or deteriorated urban neighbourhood undergoes renewal and reinvestment, typically accompanied by an influx of more affluent residents, rising property values, and the displacement of long-standing lower-income inhabitants and local businesses.

Example Sentences

1The rapid gentrification of the formerly industrial district has forced many lifelong residents to relocate to more affordable suburbs.
2Is gentrification an inevitable consequence of urban revitalisation, or can policy interventions mitigate its exclusionary effects?
3Critics of gentrification do not oppose neighbourhood improvement per se but rather the displacement and cultural erasure that often accompany it.
4Examine the role of artists and creative professionals as both unwitting pioneers and subsequent victims of gentrification in your urban geography dissertation.
5There is a growing body of ethnographic research documenting how gentrification reshapes not only the physical landscape but also the social fabric and collective memory of communities.

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