GEOG 3205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Social Exclusion, Rent Regulation
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Chapter 10 (pacione: describes gentrification as a process of socio-spatial change, re-gentrification: gentrification as a circular, ongoing process of neighborhood change, super-gentrification, theories of gentrification. Production-side: agents/actors promoting desirable neighborhood change. Gentrification: what it is, why it is, and what can be done about it (shaw: part of a broader continuum of social & economic geographic change, effects of gentrification. Transition from rented housing to home ownership. Improvement of buildings leads to increases in property tax which leads to improved services. Exacerbated social inequalities & displacement: displacement is notoriously difficult to measure, there is a blurred boundary between gentrification & redevelopment, non-residential landscapes are also important. Intervention timing is critical right before the rent gap closes has the most potential for impact. Social exclusion: challenges in measuring displacement: Measuring the invisible because the residents are no longer there. Undercount because of doubling-up, leaving the city, etc.