Noun
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
Source: WordNetI think there are some very evil things about gentrification. Jim McKay
This thing is such a ripple, the way lives are affected by gentrification. On one hand, yes, you're cleaning up this area, you're making it more livable for people. But you're not saying anything about the people that live there. Brian Azzarello
A characteristic example is a combined community effort to win historic district designation for the neighborhood, a phenomenon that is often linked to gentrification activity. Source: Internet
After Atlanta was awarded the Olympic games in 1990, gentrification expanded into other parts of the city, stimulated by infrastructure improvements undertaken in preparation for the games. Source: Internet
"Alternative explanations for inner-city gentrification: a Canadian assessment." Source: Internet
An interesting find from research on those who participate and initiate the gentrification process, the "marginal gentrifiers" as referred to by Tim Butler, is that they become marginalized by the expansion of the process. Source: Internet