GEOG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Banana Republic, Gentrification, Triage
27 Apr 2017
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80% of population lives in cities (urban) in the usa. Cbd central business district: tall buildings, public transit, office space, some housing, grid system, financial institutions, seat of power (# of people) Atlanta, georgia: black capital of usa majority black; 65: office holders- politics, african american middle class and upper class. Ghettos: area defined by a concentration of a particular characteristic: 1st ghetto : jewish, ex. Levittown (l. i ny) small house, small yard, all same: allowed for new roads to the suburbs, people had to own cars. Urban issues: homelessness, could(cid:374)"t afford re(cid:374)t; high rents, many homeless are employed, domestic violence victims, 40% of homeless are families with children under age 18. Gentry- young, professionals who desire urban living: tend to be urban pioneers, poor or run down neighborhoods with a quality housing stock, ex. Chicago- lincoln park: washington dc- nats park, shaw neighborhood, richmond- the fan, displacement of powerless.
