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G0090000 (jĕn′trə-fĭ-kā′shən)n. The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.

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(ˌdʒɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) n (Sociology) Brit a process by which middle-class people take up residence in a traditionally working-class area of a city, changing the character of the area

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n. the upgrading of run-down urban neighborhoods by affluent people who buy and renovate the properties, thereby displacing the resident poor. [1975–80]

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Noun

gentrification - the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

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embourgeoisementabbellimento

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the rehabilitation and settlement of decaying urban areas by middle- and high-income people. Beginning in the 1970s and 80s, higher-income professionals, drawn by low-cost housing and easier access to downtown business areas, renovated deteriorating buildings in many cities, reversing what had been an outmigration of upper-income families and individuals from many urban areas. This led to the rebirth of some neighborhoods and a rise in property values, but it also caused displacement problems among poorer residents, many of them elderly and unable to afford higher rents and taxes.

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English term for the process by which young professionals (gentry) buy into inner-city areas as part of a neighborhood preservation trend.

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the renovation and upgrading of buildings, either by programmes of planned urban regeneration or as a result of purchasing decisions made by higher-earning, white-collar, professional and managerial individuals intent on modernizing cheap, dilapidated property in previously unfashionable urban areas. Whether gentrification is planned or unplanned, the poorer sections of the community are often displaced or their needs discounted. The process is also sometimes known as urban recycling.

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The upgrading of urban property in a deteriorated area, usually resulting in the dispersal of the current residents and their replacement by a more affluent population.

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The informal process of revitalizing an older and deteriorated neighborhood into more upscale homes owned by more affluent occupants. The first step is usually taken by young professionals seeking affordable housing in an urban setting, who immediately begin using disposable income to upgrade their properties.Their efforts attract other like-minded home buyers. Eventually the neighborhood reaches a point where the existing homeowners can afford to sell their properties and buy elsewhere, but they can't afford to pay the increasing property taxes. The process gains momentum at that point, with former apartment buildings being converted to condos, single-family residences undergoing complete renovations, and the entire neighborhood changing to middle class or upper-middle class. It is controversial, with some claiming it destroys the ethnicity and integrity of many older neighborhoods, all in the guise of ethnocentric notions of “improvement.”

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noun the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

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