Social Effects Of Gentrification

"Poor renters living in areas 'rediscovered' by wealthy and middle-class people find themselves in a constant struggle to avoid being displaced" (Newman). Gentrification is the cause for poverty in lower class society. Because individuals aren’t able to afford the cost of gentrification their becomes a wide variety of major concerns for this topic. It is often argued gentrification improves the economy, reduces crime and brings generating income but this is only an opposing view in this matter. These authors clearly state it does does not improve the economy but affects the wellbeing of owners social aspect of society within displacement, poverty, crime, health and racial
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