Gentrification

Word GENTRIFICATION
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Pronunciations /dʒɛntɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Gentrification"

What do we mean by gentrification?

The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people. noun

The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents. noun

The restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) noun

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

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The word "gentrification" in example sentences

But he makes no bones about why: "It's what you call gentrification," he says. ❋ J. S. Marcus (2011)

I lived the bulk of my life on these tough-but-safe streets long before the word "gentrification" entered the Park Slope lexicon, using this subway station as my gateway to the wide world. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Several people connected the decline in passion to what they described as a gentrification of the fan base. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The process of gentrification is yet another economic evidence that the location value of the neighborhood is higher in the hands of skilled than unskilled residents, if only the population composition would change. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I wanted to make sure I was not out of my mind, so I looked up the definition of gentrification: "the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals..." ❋ Christopher Caen (2012)

Actually, the effect of a couplet and going upscale with gentrification is a displacement of existing small-business jobs out of the area - the factors are the costs of rent increasing, more difficulty locating the business and parking, and lower traffic counts due to the one-way splitting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wouldn't it be more moral, more satisfying if the definition of gentrification could embrace people along with physical locations? ❋ Wayne Trujillo (2011)

Granted, gentrification is an obstacle but one that can be overcome by innovative ideas like urban cottages. ❋ Unknown (2010)

STEWART: When I say the word gentrification, what comes to mind for you? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Someone explain to me why gentrification is such a bad thing ... ❋ Unknown (2006)

Some communities which used to be mainly African American have now been replaced by other ethnic groups, such as Asians, Latinos, and even whites, and gentrification is not uncommon in many former “ghettos”. ❋ Unknown (2005)

When I hear the word gentrification, I run for the hills and I'm white. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2006)

My appologies, I guess the reason it didn't come up was because you did not use the word gentrification once on either post. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2006)

But now, a sign that East Harlem’s gentrification is back on track: artists! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you have a problem with the word gentrification?” ❋ Unknown (2009)

The dynamics that initially inspired what some called gentrification in the South Bronx were similar to what triggered rapid development in neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Long Island City in the '90s: a steady influx of artists looking for affordable studios and loft spaces. ❋ Kavita Mokha (2011)

George took a bunch of suburban undergrad students on a field trip to introduce them to the idea of gentrification. ❋ Helene Bienvenu (2011)

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