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Gentrification and Counter-Gentrification, 2008.
An analysis of the implications of gentrification and counter-gentrification in Kensington Market in Toronto.
1,263 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper looks at the process of gentrification and counter-gentrification in a particular Toronto neighborhood, known as Kensington Market. It argues that counter gentrification is currently a very powerful force in Kensington Market. It suggests that Kensington Market is too popular of an area to remain unaffected by gentrification and that it is also quite possible that counter-gentrification may unintentionally create the perfect conditions for gentrification to take hold.
Table of Contents:
Kensington Market
Car Free Sundays and the Anti-Corporate Movement
Are Counter Gentrification Forces Being Successful
Counter Gentrification Becoming a Force of Gentrification
Conclusions
Appendix
From the Paper
"The resistance to this store was led by a performance artist going by the name Reverend Billy and his church of Church of Stop Shopping. In essence this group preformed a very large performance piece in front of the Freshmart. This brought a great deal of negative publicity to the Freshmart (Shiff 2004: 1). The goals of these activities were to make life difficult for corporate businesses so they might close down. It also serves as a disincentive to corporate businesses so that they are less likely to set up operations in Kensington Market."
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Culture and Gentrification, 2007.
An analysis of the relationship between culture and economics and gentrification according to Jason Hackworth and Josephine Rekers' article, "Ethic Packaging and Gentrification".
1,141 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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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."
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Gentrification in Williamsburg, 2007.
A discussion of "Gentrification and the Nature of Work: Exploring the Links in Williamsburg, Brooklyn" by Winifred Curran.
1,171 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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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.
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"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."
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Gentrification and Urban Renewal, 2007.
An examination of the advantages and disadvantages of gentrification and urban renewal.
1,358 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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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.
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"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."
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Gentrification in Toronto, 2005.
A discussion on the phenomenon of the strange ambivalence of gentrification in Toronto.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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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."
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Gentrification and Displacement, 2005.
This paper is a literature review studying the effect of gentrification and displacement on urban Latino families.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses that as neighborhoods change, some residents leave willingly to find a better home, others leave because they no longer wish to live in a neighborhood that may have been decimated by drugs and crime as the more affluent people moved out and those from a lower economic position move in. The author points out that Latinos are particularly vulnerable to displacement, one way or another, by the flight of European Americans to the suburbs; nonetheless, sometimes Latinos who are high on the economic ladder who are among the first to leave. The paper relates that redeveloping these neighborhoods is often accomplished through gentrification, which, unfortunately, often drives housing prices up, displacing great numbers of residents particularly Latinos, who can no longer afford to live where they had settled.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Chicago/West Town Studies
Latino Displacement
Gentrification in General
From the Paper
"Hudspeth specifically considered West Town in a 2003 case study. She noted that "what has happened in West Town is almost a 'textbook case' of the gentrification process...West Town was a low-income Latino neighborhood in the 1960s and 1970s." Gentrification began in the late 1970s, a the area attracted artists, and middle and upper income professionals as well as historic preservationists; most of these people were white, not Latino. Perhaps what is most interesting about the Hudspeth study is that it seems to ratify Betancur's conclusions: it is the better off Latinos who exit first. West Town lost 1,180 of its existing families between 1990 and 2000. At the same time, it gained 2,088 non-poor families."
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Gentrification, 2005.
This paper discusses gentrification in Toronto with the aid of pictures.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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The paper studies gentrification in a particular area of Toronto. The paper applies an idea about the city being built and uses pictures to show how the city is built.
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"Many processes determine the way that cities are shaped. One of the most important processes in recent years is known as gentrification. In "Gentrification and Displacement: New York City in the 1990s" Frank Branconi and Lance Freeman state, "During the past several decades, neighbourhoods in a number of cities have experienced gentrification-a dramatic shift in their demographic composition toward better educated and more affluent residents" (Branconi and Freeman 39). Gentrification is not a single process but a number of processes that involve demographics, economics and ideology. The end result of these processes is a neighbourhood that does not resemble the neighbourhoods that were originally there."
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Gentrification and Universities, 2005.
This paper examines various gentrification programs to develop a way that the University of Southern California (USC) can create a neighborhood that retains its original lower income residents.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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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
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"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."
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The Negatives of Gentrification, 2008.
This paper argues that the negative consequences of gentrification should be considered before any changes to a site or a building.
1,994 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper looks closely at "Fort Thunder", a community in Rhode Island that ceased to be a thriving artistic area when city-planners and architects decided that it needed to be brought more in line with modern aesthetic sensibilities. The paper maintains that those who are looking at "refurbishing" an urban site should take into account the history of the site and whether the changes will take away more from the local community than any structural improvements might give back to it.
From the Paper
"To begin with, it must be understood that the Fort Thunder community was not simply a meeting-place for local bohemian, artistic types; it was also an enormous milling operation at one time. To elaborate a little further, 1842 saw a gentleman named John Giles found Valley Worsted Mills on the location; the operation was one of the earliest worsted mills in all the United States. 1866 saw the impressive operation stricken by a catastrophic fire that destroyed the main mill. Despite this set-back, Giles immediately set upon building a new structure and the revamped mill site - now including further additions - soon became enormously profitable; indeed, by the 1890s it was producing 100,000 pounds of worsted yarn per month. Sadly for the employees of the mill, all good things must invariably come to an end and the twentieth century saw a gradual decline in the demand for the mill's products. In 1928, the American Woolen Company (which had taken over the mill in 1899) relinquished the property and the plot was (after three years had elapsed) sold to a local realtor who in turn leased the space to a variety of other businesses - including textile companies ("Eagle Square, formerly Valley Worsted Mills: History," para.1-3)."
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Gentrification in Toronto, 2005.
An analysis of the case of South Parkdale and the role of the Parkdale Pilot Project in social displacement.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper examines gentrification in the city of Toronto and the role of the Parkdale Pilot Project in that process. Particularly, the paper identifies the following items in order of what community action research is and how it can be applied to a discussion of the Parkdale Pilot Project, why this topic is important, who the stakeholders are in the gentrification of South Parkdale, how the research project at the heart of this course will be designed and carried out, and not least of all some preliminary hypotheses that it is anticipated further research will uncover.
From the Paper
"Gentrification in Toronto: The Case of South Parkdale and the Role of the Parkdale Pilot Project in Social Displacement."
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Urban Geography Proposal, 2005.
A research proposal on gentrification in the Annex.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 10 sources, $ 26.95
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The following research proposal is for a second year urban geography course. The topic of the proposal is gentrification in the Annex.
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"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."
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Global Cities, 2002.
A paper which discusses the centralization of international business infrastructures such as telecommunications and finance into "global cities".
2,554 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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Though the effects of globalization are generally perceived as good, this blurring of boundaries also generates concern. Globalization is much more than a liberalization of trade, engendering a series of significant social effects as well. These dual effects illustrate how globalization is much more than the liberalization of trade. This paper looks at one major result of globalization ? the centralization of international business infrastructures such as telecommunications and finance in what Saskia Sassen has termed the ?global city.? Using Sassen?s theoretical framework, this paper examines the factors that characterize a global city and the role these new global cities play, both within their own nation states and in international trade. These factors are then applied to analyze London as a global city. The paper then examines the social costs of globalization as manifested in the city of London. It explores how development policies geared towards creating major capitals of finance have also resulted in greater disparities of wealth, by engendering phenomena like gentrification and the transnationalization of labor. These theories are again applied to the London experience.
Finally, this paper draws on the experience of London as a global city and proposes the integration of ?social development? principles put forth by Susan Fainstein, to propose better globalization policies that promote a global city?s progress on the international economic stage without neglecting the needs of the marginalized members within its community.
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"These increased investments also served to attract foreign banks into London, as well as highly skilled people to provide the much-needed financial and technical expertise. The concentration of networks and people also made London a center of information, where relationships between people and corporations can be built. Though not as significant as its financial resources, the network of personal and business relationships also helped London become an important business center. Not coincidentally, the opening of cafes, restaurants and other such meeting places also increased with London?s growing economy, another indication of the auxiliary facilities needed by a global city.
Finally, in keeping with Sassen?s observations regarding the darker side of global cities, the London government has consistently passed regulations that favor the economic development and the needs of big business, even at the expense of its poorer residents. This is illustrated more fully in its treatment of its worker and immigrant populations, and in the case of the regeneration of the Docklands, at the time the world?s largest redevelopment project that eventually caused the bankruptcy of the world?s largest office developers."
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Neighborhood Analysis: South Side Pittsburgh, 2007.
A description of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's South Side, including history, neighborhood problems, solutions, and its future.
1,407 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This urban studies essay discusses the history of Pittsburgh's South Side. The paper examines the area's current urban issues. The paper includes possible solutions proposed by the city, and by the writer. The writer further discusses his opinion on the neighborhood's future growth. The paper addresses several urban issues, including gentrification, urban planning, and architectural preservation.
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"Pittsburgh's South Side has a rich history and culture. From the first immigrants to the residents that live there today, this neighborhood has seen many changes and growth with the passing of time. The neighborhood has faced new challenges and issues. There have been recent developments in overcoming these neighborhood issues and many areas of success can be seen. If the indicators of positive urban renewal prove to be accurate, the South Side will see positive growth within the next ten years. In this essay I will explore different aspects of Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood through giving a description history and current state, describing its most pertinent problems it faces, give possible solutions to these issues, as well as give my prediction of the direction of its future."
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Global and Local Homelessness, 2004.
Describes global homelessness and how it is also tied to the issue of local homelessness.
2,857 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 38 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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The paper begins by describing global/worldwide homelessness. It provides refugee data and statistics. The paper also covers issues, such as globalization, rent control and affordable housing, gentrification, and hidden homelessness. It also looks at what people are doing to help homelessness. The paper includes statistics and supporting information.
From the Paper
"We constantly see and hear about homelessness, even in our own communities. Homelessness is a growing problem throughout the world, but many of us do not understand how huge the issue is. Homelessness is defined as a condition of people who lack regular legal access to adequate housing (MSN Encarta). In 1999 there was up to 100 million homeless people in the world and in 2000 there was about 3.5 million homeless people in the United States (How Many People Experience Homelessness?, 2002). At least 600 million people live in shelters in developing world cities that are life threatening or health threatening (100 Million Homeless in World). About 50,000 people die everyday as a result of poor shelter, polluted water and inadequate sanitation. The things that cause homelessness throughout the world help bring it into our own communities."
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