gentrification
IPA: dʒɛntrɪfɪkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.
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Examples of "gentrification" in Sentences
- Rejuvenation and gentrification.
- Redevelopment and gentrification.
- Gentrification is not a public policy.
- Housing development and gentrification.
- And no, it's not the same as gentrification.
- The effect is that of disparity and gentrification.
- The neighbourhood is in the midst of gentrification.
- Within the past few years gentrification has begun to encroach on the area.
- The town is undergoing rapid gentrification and immeasurable social turnover.
- The city, like others, faces gentrification issues and exorbitant living costs.
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