This was actually a project by a UCR student for a sociologys class. The student was given four terms, "The Jungles" "Cabrini Green" "Hunters Point" and "The 5th Ward" and it was the student's job to find the common elements between them. "It was obvious that these were all poor, low income housing areas that were home to some of the most violent projects in America. After more exploration, I found another common theme...genetrification.
Gentrification is defined as:
1. The buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
2. The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people."
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