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
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

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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.

Abstract
Compared to other historic capital cities (such as Rome, Paris or Istanbul) - whose existence is more the result of a natural evolution with the increase of population, economic wealth and political power - the unique characteristic of Beijing is that it is a "planned entity," reflecting Chinese philosophy and cosmology which ran through its 3000 years urban history. This paper examines the latest conservation plan of the Beijing municipal government (Plan 1991-2010), especially concerning the renewal and preservation of courtyard houses and hutongs.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
Main Features in the Design
Plans of Construction (or Destruction?) Planning Since 1949
The Courtyard Houses and Hutong - the Folk Culture of Beijing
Values for Preservation
Restraints in Preservation
The Invisible City
Ju'er Hutong Project
References

From the Paper
"The urban planning in China is rarely transparent to the public. In Beijing's case, with the residential area, public participation is one essential part in better designing for the renewal. To involve all the people who care about the place, who in fact are the place, guarantees a better understanding of what to preserve at all. Local Beijingers, having been living in the cultural political center of the nation, are informally active in public affairs. The old tea houses were always buzzing with discussions on current events, and today the alternative community managers (respected senior citizens) using simple tools (visiting each family, holding small meetings, notice boards spreading news in the Hutongs) can collect ideas easily."

Tags:conservation, Buddhism, Daoism, Lao, She, renewal

Abstract
The first part of this paper examines how the government promotes urban revitalization and the second part of the paper clarifies how communities and other organizations work to promote urban revitalization through a process called "adaptive reuse".

Abstract
This paper examines and analyzes urban revitalization policies. The first portion of the essay discusses state and federal strategies for urban revitalization and the second half deals with the adaptive reuse of abandoned residential, commercial, and industrial buildings in the revitalization of urban neighborhoods.

Abstract
The paper reveals that gentrification has been a problem for years and it seems as though it will continue as a political gesture. The paper defines gentrification as "the rehabilitation of working-class and derelict housing and the consequent transformation of an area into a middle-class neighborhood" (Smith 7).

From the Paper
"Gentrification has been an issue for years and it seems as though it will continue as a political shrug. Gentrification may be defined as "the rehabilitation of working-class and derelict housing and the consequent transformation of an area into a middle-class neighborhood" (Smith 7). Displacement may be defined as a "process whereby households have their housing choices constrained by the actions of another social group" (8). Author Marcuse 1986 asserts four types of groups: "a) Economic/Physical, where residents priced out or subjected to violence are estimated; b)Last...""

Tags:gentrification, homelessness, displacement

Abstract
The paper defines gentrification as turning old, decaying neighborhoods inhabited by minorities into wealthy, exciting and sparkling new communities in which the original residents cannot afford to live. The paper discusses how new businesses that move in are affected by gentrification. The paper examines Winifred Curran's "Gentrification and the Nature of Work: Exploring the Links in Williamsburg, Brooklyn" where she shows how small-scale manufacturing and blue-collar work in Williamsburg has been displaced by gentrification. The paper also discusses Jason Patch's work on the embedded landscape of gentrification.

From the Paper
"Very little has been written on the blue-collar workers that remain in the central city. The work they have done and their presence, despite the assumption that deindustrialization is complete by policymakers, make up a crucial element of the neighborhood, an element that would be removed if gentrification is allowed to continue, tearing out the heart of the lifeforce that makes Williamsburg what it is. Manufacturing is still a viable sector of the urban economy that is increasingly at risk of displacement, she argues, and because of that the conversion of industrial space to residential use is simply due to speculative real-estate pressure. Gentrification is encouraging industrial displacement in this transitional area of Brooklyn, which in turn is leading to the degradation of blue-collar work that remains there, and to the increasing informality of work."

Tags:industrialization, urban, economy, displacement, real, estate, rental, costs

Abstract
The paper outlines the phenomenon of gentrification in large urban centres such as Toronto. The paper looks at both the intuitive and counter-intuitive aspects of gentrification as well as the factors that have most likely created these twin manifestations of the same broad phenomenon. No less importantly, the paper reviews the impact of misguided government policy upon communities and how these policies can foster the less salubrious aspects of gentrification.

From the Paper
"The Strange Ambivalence of Gentrification in Toronto When most people think of Toronto, they think of a vibrant, engaging city with a prosperous downtown core and a still-promising future; they do not, as a rule, think about poverty. However, poverty exists in Toronto just as it does elsewhere in the world; indeed, poverty and the sharp demarcation between those who "have" and those who "have-not" is more pronounced in Canada's largest city than many are prepared to admit."

Tags:gentrification, toronto, canada

Abstract
The following research proposal is for a second year urban geography course. The topic of the proposal is gentrification in the Annex.

From the Paper
"For this assignment the phenomena of gentrification will be examined in detail. Gentrification is defined as, The Process of neighbourhood upgrading by relatively affluent incomers who move into a poorer neighbourhood in sufficient numbers to displace lower-income groups and transform its social identity (Pacione 670). Gentrification is occurring in many different cities including Toronto. However, gentrification takes different forms and proceeds at different rates in different neighbourhoods. This assignment will examine the Toronto neighbourhood known as the Annex in order to explore the nature of gentrification in this area. Secondary questions will focus on property values in the Annex and displacement issues."

Tags:gentrification, toronto, proposal