Describe Gentrification as a Consequence of Urbanization

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The Answer is Answers will vary. Gentrification is a process in which upper-middle-class and affluent people buy and renovate houses and stores in downtown urban neighborhoods. Governments in many older cities encourage gentrification to increase dwindling populations, to revitalize urban areas, and to augment tax revenues. Gentrification can benefit an entire community because it breaks up concentrated poverty pockets, the new residents may demand improvements in schools and crime control, and an influx of retail stores can generate new jobs. Rent increases, however, have displaced many low-income residents and small businesses. Also, some longtime black residents have complained that aggressive policing tactics, like being stopped and frisked on the street, increase when wealthier people move into a neighborhood (Buntin, 2015; Jonsson, 2015).  Please see the section "Urbanization" for more information.

Describe Gentrification as a Consequence of Urbanization

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