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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > community design > gentrification
... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > urban redevelopment > gentrification
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > urban redevelopment > gentrification
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > urban redevelopment > gentrification

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gentrification  

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  • Gentrification refers to residential change that brings new residents who are disproportionately young, well educated, salaried, and professional into urban neighborhoods where poor people live. Gentrification has been occurring in cities throughout the world since the 1970s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Gentrification]

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