Essay On Gentrification

By definition, Gentrification is the process of renewal having to do with bringing in middle-class people into areas with lower-class residents. Surely, having anyone move into a different neighborhood can have its effects; especially when those people bring intentions to uplift the neighborhood. New people, different demographics, new businesses, different communities are just some of the changes that take place. Many effects of gentrification result in more harm than good in the immediate future because there needs to be a better way to implement the necessary changes.

Filip Stabrowski, author of “New Build Gentrification and the Everyday Displacement of Polish Immigrant Tenants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,” worked as a tenant organizer and
There are multiple ways to be physically displaced. Drawing from a 2008 study by Mark Davidson, Shaw and Hagemans highlight four methods of displacement. The first way is direct displacement, which is the commonly known form of removal from “…eviction by end-of-lease, rent increase or force” (Shaw and Hagemans, 326). Indirect displacement is when tenants are excluded in a negative way. Neighborhood resource displacement, which can be seen as similar to indirect, is when the “changing neighbourhood services and an increasing ‘out-of-placeness’ of exiting residents” (326). Lastly, community displacement is when there are “changes in place identity and neighbourhood governance” (326). With the detailed forms of displacement, it’s clear to see how through some forms of gentrification, the negatively affected neighborhood and community can cause a specific tenant to leave, with or without their landlord’s
A home, which is another word to call your place of residence, can also be the emotional feeling one experiences. Safety, familiarity, and a sense of place all contribute to this feeling of being home. If a former long-term resident or family moves to a new neighborhood, or the neighborhood drastically changes, it can be difficult for them to regain that sense of home once again. Shaw and Hagemans proclaim, “Low-income households tend not to have the wherewithal to voluntarily up and relocate to an area more in keeping with their tastes… low-income people may lose their sense of place without the capacity to find a new one” (Shaw and Hagemans, 327). This shows that even though they still live in the same place or a new place somewhat similar, once the sense of place is lost, it’s emotionally challenging. Much like Stabrowski argues, the emotional effects are just as important as the physical