Forest Hills has been my home for the past 8 years and I don’t plan on changing that. I chose this neighborhood as the community I will be doing my research on because I felt strongly that I knew my neighborhood well enough that this research paper was going to be easier if I have done that. However, doing this...
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Community definition Community is one of the elements of and affecting rural wealth introduction and we will be now residing on that idea and see how it contributes to rural wealth creation being affected. Community is said to be a construct, meaning it is a complicated psychological thinking or it can't be measured in terms of how giant the populace...
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Jersey City has come a long way since the 1970’s. Downtown Jersey City was well known for being one of the poorest parts in New Jersey. Before then it was a very vibrant blue collared community that was home to immigrants from all over. Large families shared small apartments in rent controlled apartments, and historical homes. It was a poor...
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What is the modern housing crisis? The housing crisis refers to the high rents and unaffordable housing Americans face, and how not only homes, but rentals, are becoming increasingly unaffordable. Americans being unable to afford shelter has led to both a decrease in homeownership and a rising increase in the homeless population. Simply, the problems we see within the housing...
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In Art and Complicity, the author defines gentrification as the restoration of public stores or private homes in urban areas occupied by predominately hispanic and black citizens. As the article states, an affected community includes Boyle Heights in Southeast Los Angeles, where the residents have examined the role of artists. The negative affects of gentrification include the loss of small...
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Over the decades, Toronto has been celebrated for its multicultural roots and cultural landscapes. With a variety of distinctive enclaves at every corner, they connect people to their cultures and invite a wide variety of diversity. With the growth of new development and the priority to increase purchasing power, gentrification imposes a controversial issue for many. Gentrification is a process...
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The London Borough of Hackney is an exemplary showcase of the gentrification that has affected various areas of London. The term gentrification originated in Great Britain, as early as 1963. Gentrification has frequently been referred to as “the rehabilitation of working-class and derelict housing and the consequent transformation of an area into a middle class neighborhood”. Rowland Atkinson states that...
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Gentrification on numerous occasions had been attempted to be explained through Neil Smith’s production and consumption side theories. Smith is a Scottish geographer and activist intellectual “whose prolific, passionate and politically engaged writings played a significant role in shaping the present day landscape of urban studies, human geography, and indeed the entire spectrum of the social sciences”. Smith is most...
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Artists are inherently part of the cycle of gentrification due to the rise of the creative environment. With this comes an influx of infrastructure, exploitation of local accommodations and the continuous appearance of a wealthier class. Artists add vibrancy to a formerly drab and seemingly unwelcoming place of residence, inciting interest from business venturers and other artists seeking out freedom...
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Gentrification, also known as Chelseafication, is defined as the upgrading of older properties to higher-income housing and where dwellings are modernised which causes it to have a higher value. Gentrification has both positive and negative impacts on the current and future inhabitants of a suburbs. This ranges from social to economic impact. Positive impact of gentrification Economically, as wealthier people...
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Change to cities, neighborhoods, and communities is inevitable—however, with the latest tide of change, many communities are experiencing gentrification. Gentrification occurs when “communities experience an influx of capital and concomitant goods and services in locales where those resources were previously non-existent or denied.” Usually, gentrification occurs when more affluent people move to or become interested in historically less affluent neighborhoods....
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The underground drainage system is an important component of urban infrastructure. It is consider being city’s lifeline. Most management on underground drainage is manual therefore it is not efficient to have clean and working underground system also in such big cities. It is difficult for the government personnel to locate the exact manhole which is facing the. Increase urbanization has...
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Gentrification, as a process is one which is seen in many westernised cities and large towns where there is an abundance of cheap and easily developable land. As a planning process it is often mired in controversy due to the nature of its application and past examples. Gentrification is often defined as a localised shift in the demographic, social and...
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Gentrification is a product of Globalization. But, what even is Globalization? According to Richard C. Longworth in Caught in the Middle, us, Hoosiers don’t even know what it is - let alone have a working understanding of the concept. Globalization by definition is the “connection of different parts of the world resulting in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and...
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Viewing the four recordings on the heaviness of the country truly opened my eyes and caused me to understand that heftiness is a difficult issue in our present reality. In spite of the fact that this issue appears to be greater than us, there are things we can do to help bring down the pace of corpulence. Information about well-being...
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Generations of all kinds have arrived to this nation with dreams of living a life of success. Gentrification removes lower class citizens, and in turn increases the cost of living and leads to major demographical changes. Gentrification certainly has some advantages, but overall it has led to the increase of the homeless population, culture loss, increased group based tensions, increase/change...
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Gentrification is the complex social process by which large amounts of money and investment, pour quickly into lower income communities. Thus, leading to the displacement of many longstanding residents and local independent businesses. The effects of this process can be observed across almost every major city in The United States a prime example being, New York City. When New York...
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Alters, Sandra M., et al. 'The Law, the Courts, and the Homeless.' Homeless in America: How Could It Happen Here?, Detroit, Gale, 2006, pp. 63-71. This source talks about how gentrification forces out low-income families and changes 'skid rows' or single-room occupancy hotels to make them more modern to appeal to the middle and upper-class people which forces out lower...
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The main characteristic of my suburb (Mount Waverley) is The Riversdale Golf Club and Mt Waverley Reserve. The Riversdale Golf Club was there since 1892, every time we drive past the golf course, we see people playing there. It is really beautiful when it is spring because the flowers grow out of the fence and everyone can enjoy the view....
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2050. 32 years from now. I am a grown-up person already. I am an adult. Time flies really fast, I’m planning what my neighborhood is going to look like in 2050. I’m expecting my neighborhood to be newfangled, new-fashioned, and modernist. Over the next few decades, I expect to add around 250,000 new residents. But the more the population grows,...
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Introduction Sandra Cisneros' novel, 'The House on Mango Street,' is a coming-of-age story that explores the experiences and aspirations of a young Latina girl named Esperanza. One of the most prominent literary devices employed by Cisneros in this novel is the use of motifs. Motifs are recurring symbols, themes, or images that contribute to the overall meaning and atmosphere of...
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Living in the neighborhood vicinity is also very attractive because if you are the type of person who wants quiet accommodation, you can live in the neighborhood. Here you will find out a lot of beautiful scenery, a quiet area, and beautiful houses, you will also find plenty of things to enjoy with other people within. You will also feel...
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Long Beach, California, is seen as one of the most diverse cities in the United States, it’s been my home since the age of 5 and I really can’t imagine myself anywhere else. Living in Bixby Knolls/ California Heights for most of my years, I’ve noticed the lack of diversity that surrounds me, and because of this I believe as...
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Over the years the meaning of ‘neighborhood’ has perceived a shift in the ideas of urban planning. A neighborhood is designed or planned on one idea, that is based accordingly on the people or community it is going to facilitate or inhabited. It’s considered that a progressive neighborhood design plays a pivotal role in the urbanization of the city. Once...
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Cities are considered successful when they can bring diverse people, of different backgrounds, together. Policymakers believe that socially mixed communities are healthier and safer, and will attract investment, tourism, and economic development. However, in my perspective, mixed neighborhoods are not always a good idea and this is due to three major problems that will occur: different costs of living, difficulties...
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On February 26, 2012, an innocent African American teenage boy was shot and killed because he was wearing a hoodie, and his skin was dark, so he looked 'suspicious.' He was walking home from a trip to the convenience store and Trayvon was noticed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida. The volunteer approached him because there had been...
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