of gentrification, the neighbors who remain could be hostile. Gentrification, while inevitable in certain urban areas, is not always a simple and straightforward process, so investors and new residents moving in would be well-advised to be aware of all that is involved in a gentrifying ...
In Paris, where I have lived for the last nine years, neither of these terms has imposed itself on general discourse as they have in the United States. Although the process of gentrification exists, it does not capture the imagination of those who witness, participate in, or are displaced ...
He told Adanali that his family had come from the Black Sea coast near theGeorgianborder and moved into the house in 1955. Housing costs in the neighborhood were cheap at that time because anti-Greekriots in the city were driving its previous residents out. Fleeing the attacks, many Greeks ...
Distinctions were also made in terms of location and length of time spent in the area, which contrasts the socio-economic status of new residents. As a Maribyrnong planner commented: 7 E-GENTRIFICATION: DIGITAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT … 157 Lots of suburbs in Melbourne have become gentrified. So,...
”[2] As Mike Davis has argued, “the middle class has finally come downtown but only to bring suburbia with them. The hipsters think they’re living in the real thing, but this is purely faux urbanism, a residential mall.”[3] In the terms of the East River Group’s enthusiastic ...
in Miami. Little Haiti, Overtown, and Liberty City, predominantly Black neighborhoods, were given “D” ratings. Therefore, residents of the neighborhoods were ineligible for federal loans and were given unfavorable mortgage terms. These issues help explain massive generational wealth differences, and ...
I suggest that the purveyors, the beneficiaries and the victims of Adirondack gentrification cannot be reduced to a simple "outsiders versus locals" taxonomy, arguing that the complexities of kinship, class and land tenure help to mitigate and complicate the outcome of gentrification in terms of ...
We ask: where is the commitment to the quality of life of residents, including the elderly, the sick and children, both now and in the future? Maintenance The council have neglected residents’ simple requests for repairs for decades. We ask: why would we believe they’re capable of ...
bring an increasing tide of both leisure and business travelers. Tourism has a strong effect on the daily life of New York City’s population and the neighborhoods in which they live. Perhaps most powerful of all, the hospitality industry in the five boroughs represents one of the fastest grow...
The presumably simple job of providing consistently good food, good coffee, and service takes a great deal of labor and constant supervision. It is far from easy. Further, neither Dina nor I had any experience in the restaurant business. We are on a huge learning curve. Then there are the...