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Gentrification
76 posts
Building a Park Underground
New York's LowLine park has the power to transform the Lower East Side neighborhood. Is that a good thing?
An Interview With a Former Inmate
As the United States Justice Department plans to release about 6,000 non-violent drug offenders from federal prison, we talk with a researcher and former inmate about what should happen next.
The Geography of ‘Displacement’
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
What the Rust Belt Can Teach Us About White Flight, Gentrification, and Brain Drain
With a focus on why people leave, we ignore at least half of the migration story.
The Problem With Cereal
Jobs, the real estate market, and social mobility are all major factors in modern gentrification, but food can play a significant role as well.
How AirBnB Threatens Urban Creative Space
The end result of an AirBnB'd neighborhood is not a profitable artist collective; it's an international bedroom community of "post-tourist" upwardly mobile workers.
Mental Maps and the Neuroscience of Neighborhood Blight
Getting a better sense of how people visualize their neighborhoods could be the first step toward improving them.