Phenomenon of Gentrification
                     PHENOMENON 
OF 
GENTRIFICATI
ON
What is 
Gentrification?
Gentrification is a process of urban 
development in which a city 
neighborhood develops rapidly over a 
short time, changing from low to high 
value.
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Demographic 
Shift
The term is defined by a significant 
demographic shift an increase in the 
number of affluent residents in a 
nabe and a decrease in the number 
of poorer residents.
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Coined by a Brit
Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, first 
came up with the term in 1964 when 
describing how middle-class people 
were moving into formerly working-
class neighborhoods in London and 
displacing the less affluent residents.
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Human rights 
violation
Gentrification has been invoked in 
everything from criticism of a 
developer’s tone-deaf trash party to 
the cause of helicopter parenting, 
and even called a human rights 
violation.
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Relationship with 
development
Because of gentrification’s tangled 
relationship with development and 
economic and racial tensions, people 
sometimes confuse it with 
phenomena like new construction, 
the proliferation of cafes, and 
conflicts between ethnic groups.
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Gentrification 
Poses Complex 
Issues
Gentrification is a complex social 
issue with both benefits and 
drawbacks. 
Young families welcome the 
opportunity to buy reasonably priced 
homes in a safe community with 
sound infrastructure, and a wide 
choice of amenities and services.
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Why Gentrification 
Is Controversial?
Gentrification has become 
controversial because, historically, it 
has come with a significant 
component of discrimination against 
racial minorities, women and 
children, the poor, and older adults.
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CAUSES OF 
GENTRIFICATION
Tight housing 
market dynamics
Tight housing market dynamics play a 
critical role in causing gentrification 
and can vary from one location to the 
next.
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Preference for city 
amenities
Preference for city amenities can play 
a factor because certain demographic 
groups have traditionally preferred to 
live in urban neighborhoods because 
of attractions like cultural venues, a 
plethora of appealing restaurants and 
shops, vibrant street life, and 
population diversity. 
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Increased traffic 
congestion
Increased traffic congestion can 
contribute because as metropolitan 
populations rise and infrastructure 
ages, the resultant increase in traffic 
congestion and commute times, 
along with the consequent decline in 
quality of life, can contribute to 
gentrification.
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