Is Gentrification Good?
gentrification One entry found for gentrification. Main Entry: gentrification Pronunciation: jen-tr&-f&-‘kA-sh&n Function: noun : the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents History bolsters residents’ fears of USC takeover From the editors Issue date: 1/20/06 Section: Opinions Article Tools: Page 1 of 1 With USC growing by leaps and bounds, one of the most obvious issues facing the school is the lack of space for its continuing expansion. The university’s rapidly growing endowment shows USC’s capacity for fulfilling long-neglected needs, most notably student housing. But the physical constraints on new construction on the University Park campus are clear. Urban revitalization, or gentrification, might be the latest buzz-word in American urban planning, but it doesn’t smell like roses for everyone. Where the middle-class sees “revitalization,” many lower-i
