Abstract
In this article, the writer first explains that gentrification occurs when areas that are deemed socially, economically, or culturally irrelevant to the progress of a community are reclaimed through various strategies. The writer maintains that this tends to create a more welcoming climate for the majority of the population, as the improved conditions of such regions indicate that there is an interest in maintaining a safe and habitable environment for the citizens of the community. However, the argument can be made that gentrification purposefully destroys the character of the community that its original citizens created, resulting in a setting that appeals to persons who are external to the community and transplanting or removing those who are its native members to make way for these external persons. The writer demonstrates that the gentrification of an area is done to reconstruct the image of a region as acceptable to the public at large but does so at the expense of those persons whom defined the original character of the region.

Tags:gentrification, democracy, culture

Abstract
This paper address the negative psychology of gentrification and its implications for citizens of cities, architects, designers and planners. The paper includes references to investigative and theoretical works discussing what gentrification really implies. The paper defines gentrification as a quality of life/improvement myth, and the need for a different culture.

From the Paper
"Neo-liberal economic planning arrived in Great Britain in the early 1980s, towards more home ownership opportunities, much new poverty and displacement, and the rise of a nouveau riche class that would transform London and other principal cities. A good deal that was experienced in Britain has since been duplicated in North American cities towards a new psychology of home ownership, gentrification and, unfortunately, a fortress mentality that favours excluding citizens who do not fit within a very appearance-minded attitude. As this paper's last section stresses..."

Tags:gentrification, uk & elsewhere, psychology of

Abstract
This paper discusses gentrification and urban renewal. It looks at the reasons for gentrification of a region and its advantages. The paper then demonstrates that while gentrification of an area is done to reconstruct the image of a region as acceptable to the public at large, it does so at the expense of those persons whom defined the original character of the region.

From the Paper
"Both of these scenarios reflect an absolute lack of consideration for the persons and the socio-cultural setting involved. The decision to enter into an area and apply gentrification does so at the expense of a population that is considered to have less inherent value than members of the mainstream population. Moreover, it is difficult to present arguments in the favor of the displaced communities that reach the mainstream population and policy members without implying that the conditions within these communities are beneficial. After all, no one could sensibly argue that keeping children in impoverished conditions with high crime rates and allowing drug use and the overt sale of sexuality are beneficial outcomes. Doing so, however, is a simplified argument that does not get at the heart of the issues involved: the decision to gentrify an area is the decision to destroy a unique culture, but it is instead framed as the appropriate decision to bring new vitality back into the community. It is rarely taken into consideration that the community that exists will be gone and that its participants will be forced to relocate, or that the relocation phase can make their lives worse than before."

Tags:community, culture, restructure

Abstract
This paper examines the arguments found in Jason Hackworth and Josephine Rekers' article, "Ethic Packaging and Gentrification". The paper explains the term gentrification and describes how culture and economics are closely related to the gentrification of ethnically defined urban neighborhoods. The paper then describes the four case neighborhoods used in the study - Little Italy, Corso Italia, Greektown and the Gerrard India Bazaar and discusses if the article's arguments are relevant to them. The paper includes six potential discussion questions and answers at the end.

Table of Contents:
Summary of Relevant Arguments
Criticism and Identification of Gaps
Applications to the GTA
Six Potential Discussion Questions

From the Paper
"The reader of this article who then visits the ethnic neighborhoods will discover that the statements made are verified. Greektown, for example is clearly commercially constructed, just as Italian culture in Little Italy is specifically produced for the sake of the market. However, the GTA is comprised of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York; in order to apply the theory or the findings of the article to the GTA, culture would have to be sufficiently prominent as to become a commodity. If there is not a culture that is unique for an area, then urban space will have to be reinvested on the basis of some other commodity."

Tags:GTA, commodity, tradition

Abstract
This paper discusses a new-style gentrification movement, driven primarily by universities' faculties and staffs, seeking housing in the campus neighborhoods to be closer to their jobs and to take advantage of cultural benefits of the university area, forces long-time and mainly lower-income residents out of the area. The author reviews programs at the University of Pennsylvania in gentrifying West Philadelphia, New York University in New York City and Emory University in Atlanta and highly recommends using the model of developer James Rouse's 36 years old planned community of Columbia, Maryland, which is openly dedicated to racial and socio-economic diversity. The paper recommends that, in order to preserve a mixed neighborhood in the vicinity of USC, the university, using its human assets to help in this effort, must be proactive and prevail upon government to assist by offering various concessions to developers and grants to individuals.

Table of Contents
Shared Prosperity Program
The NYU Partial Solution
Financing Fixes
West Coast Solutions
Deep South Suggestions
A Lesson from the East Coast
Summary

From the Paper
"While the university itself cannot change any local housing and development ordinance, it can encourage the city to follow at least some of the steps taken by New York City last year when it realized much of its own subsidized or low-cost housing was about to become much more expensive because of the way the original legislation was written. At that point, the city began discussions with the City's pension funds, which make investments in order to grow, concerning the possibility of developing new loan programs for developers that would provide long-term low-interest financing for all those developers who were willing to retain their buildings as low-income buildings. USC could also seek assistance from large pension funds locally that typical invest in real estate."

Tags:expensive, loans, columbia, diversity, proactive

Abstract
The representation of popular culture is, it may be argued, as much revealing of the critic as of popular culture itself. While popular culture is, by definition, a culture created and shared by a large portion of the population, popular culture has also historically been criticized in gendered and condescending language. In this context, the thesis will be argued that the significance of David McGimpsey's collection Hamburger Valley, California lies in its deep, if sometimes critical and ambivalent, thematic participation in American popular culture.

From the Paper
Popular Culture in Hamburger Valley, California: The Poet as Participant The representation of popular culture is, it may be argued, as much revealing of the critic as of popular culture itself. While popular culture is, by definition, a culture created and shared by a large portion of the population, popular culture has also historically been criticized in gendered and condescending language. In this context, the thesis will be argued that the significance of David McGimpsey's collection Hamburger Valley, California lies in its deep, if sometimes critical and ambivalent, thematic participation in American popular culture.

Tags:literature, culture, poetry

Abstract
The question, What is popular culture and how does it relate to Eastern and Western societies? is an apparently simple query that conceals a complex range of social cultural and economic aspects. This essay examines this question, beginning with a provisional definition of popular culture and an attempt to distinguish it from other cultural forms such as high culture and mass culture. The thesis is argued that popular culture is, in its fundamental elements, a commercial culture that is dependent to an extraordinary degree upon the mass media as a technological vehicle for its messages and products.

Tags:pop, culture, asia

Abstract
The paper explains how every organization has its culture and like any other culture, the organizational culture is composed of group interactions within a structured framework. The paper discusses how an organizational culture possesses similar features to any other culture owning folklore heroes, communications network and rites and rituals. The paper notes that like any other culture, an organizational culture must be carefully maintained in order to prevent it from breaking down.

Tags:collaborative, educational, culture

Abstract
The paper explains that urban infill frequently requires after-the-fact adjustments to connect new development with existing transportation networks. The paper discusses the debates regarding whether to infill or not. The paper shows how urban infill development affects transportation networks in as many different ways as it is possible to re-develop older urban areas and reveals that perhaps the strongest argument in favor of urban infill is an ecological one. The paper concludes that urban infill can positively affect transportation networks only if it is conducted in such a way that peoples lifestyles are modified from the American suburban "ideal."

Outline:
Introduction
Main Themes and Debates
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Successful urban regions depend on proper land use and the mutual accessibility of local communities and resources. Efficient transportation networks provide interconnectivity. Varied styles of development meet different needs and demand different transport solutions. Suburban tract houses and corporate office parks require methods of travel that can cover fairly large distances in short periods of time. High density urban residential and commercial districts necessitate systems that meet both local and regional needs, offering a mix of low-speed general access, and high-speed restricted access routes. In all areas, transportation can be either private or public. Networks that depend on private vehicles require miles of superhighways and elaborate webs of expensive-to-maintain local streets."

Tags:automobiles, buses, trains, gentrification, suburbs, downtown, culture

Abstract
In this essay, the writer discusses the urban renewal of the city of Detroit. The paper discusses the efforts to revitalize a city that has been hit hard by white flight. The writer discusses that poverty and the collapse of basic infrastructure are also factors that have damaged the city. The writer examines whether or not Detroit is undergoing a positive rebirth.

From the Paper
"A Renaissance can be defined as a revival of learning the arts, culture, politics and sciences. A Renaissance involves a rise into the modern world, a cultural rebirth of enlightenment and new discovery. Detroit has experienced something of a Renaissance and the city's rebirth will be discussed in this paper. Amy Lane writing in Crain's Detroit Business tells readers that Detroit Renaissance Incorporated was formed by business leaders concerned ..."

Tags:Detroit, cultural renaissnce, rebirth of a city, social, economic, political, education system, health care agencies, poor, minority, displacement, lofts, real estate gentrification.