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Title:
Gentrification and the housing crisis / Marcia Amidon Lusted, book editor.
Author:
Lüsted, Marcia Amidon, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, 2019.

©2019
Call Number:
HT175 .G469 2019
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781534504127

9781534504356
Series:
Opposing viewpoints

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
200 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Does gentrification help improve urban environments? The results of gentrification are mixed / Rachel Meltzer -- Small businesses are being driven out of their neighborhoods / Abigail Savitch-Lew -- Urban green space projects are revitalizing US cities / Joanna Parkman -- Green spaces come at a price that not everyone can afford / Brentin Mock -- Urban revitalization doesn't have to lead to gentrification / Jared Green -- Does gentrification contribute to the housing crisis? Gentrification squeezes out people who make a city run / Victoria Livingstone -- Low-income renters aren't moving out of gentrifying neighborhoods / Jarrett Murphy -- The housing crisis is worse without gentrification / Jake Blumgart -- In urban areas, change means there are winners and losers / PBS -- Urban renewal ignores affordable housing / Jack Brook -- The consequences of displacement by gentrification are harmful / Justin Feldman -- Does gentrification diminish a community's history and culture? Gentrification can sever social ties / World Bank -- Efforts can be made to retain a neighborhood's identity / Rachel Kaufman -- America's Chinatowns are losing their cultural identity / Melissa Hung -- Chinatowns are not unexplored frontiers waiting to be conquered / Kartik Naram -- Historic neighborhoods evoke strong emotions / Charles William Lawrence -- Gentrifiers prefer neighborhoods that are already white / Jackelyn Hwang -- Does gentrification have economic benefits? Everyone can benefit from gentrification with equitable development / Beth McConnell -- There are solutions to the economic imbalances of gentrification / Daniel Fernández -- Gentrification can save smaller cities / Jonathan Wynn and Andrew Deener -- Enforce stricter regulations to stop greedy landlords / Brad Lander -- Gentrification of low-income neighborhoods does not result in gains to local employment / Rachel Meltzer and Pooya Ghorbani -- The government must strive for balance in urban renewal / Maryluz Barragán.
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