Argumentative Essay: Is Gentrification The Future?
Is Gentrification the Future?
The growing debate of the nation is whether or not gentrification is the right move for American cities or not. The process of gentrification is all about modernizing cities with tall skyscrapers and expensive housing in order to repopulate inner cities with a bit of wealth (Piiparinen 342). In other words,gentrification is a social program for urban renewal. There are economic benefits for corporations, property owners, and the government. On the other hand, there are setbacks for minorities, and the lower and middle working class citizens. In the process of gentrification, cities become full of upper middle class white Americans, as most of the minorities leave for cheaper housing (Short 300). There are economic benefits of gentrification, but there are also some significant drawbacks. The decision to be made is whether or not gentrification will be prosperous or tear cities apart.
What is the idea behind it? The whole concept of urban renewal is to take the architecture of the city from shabby and run down to clean and new (Short 299). The hope is to attract more people and money to the big cities. The term for the newly developed modern cities is “Creative Cities”. The principal idea, created by Richard Florida, is that the creativity and innovation of the gentrified cities will …show more content…
As the higher class moves into the city and lower class leaves, poverty is pushed into the shadows. While gentrification is projected to create jobs, the people in more dire need for job opportunities has been forced to leave the city (Slater). Instead of building communities, it will destroy the already established communities by tearing them apart and uprooting them (Piiparinen 342). One theory believes that the solution to not breaking apart communities is to add to and enhance them (Davidson 349). Others believe it is best to “start all over from the ground up” (Short
The growing debate of the nation is whether or not gentrification is the right move for American cities or not. The process of gentrification is all about modernizing cities with tall skyscrapers and expensive housing in order to repopulate inner cities with a bit of wealth (Piiparinen 342). In other words,gentrification is a social program for urban renewal. There are economic benefits for corporations, property owners, and the government. On the other hand, there are setbacks for minorities, and the lower and middle working class citizens. In the process of gentrification, cities become full of upper middle class white Americans, as most of the minorities leave for cheaper housing (Short 300). There are economic benefits of gentrification, but there are also some significant drawbacks. The decision to be made is whether or not gentrification will be prosperous or tear cities apart.
What is the idea behind it? The whole concept of urban renewal is to take the architecture of the city from shabby and run down to clean and new (Short 299). The hope is to attract more people and money to the big cities. The term for the newly developed modern cities is “Creative Cities”. The principal idea, created by Richard Florida, is that the creativity and innovation of the gentrified cities will …show more content…
As the higher class moves into the city and lower class leaves, poverty is pushed into the shadows. While gentrification is projected to create jobs, the people in more dire need for job opportunities has been forced to leave the city (Slater). Instead of building communities, it will destroy the already established communities by tearing them apart and uprooting them (Piiparinen 342). One theory believes that the solution to not breaking apart communities is to add to and enhance them (Davidson 349). Others believe it is best to “start all over from the ground up” (Short