Gentrification
Gentrification Buildings on Mainzer Straße in Berlin Early 20th-century damaged buildings next to a new loft tower in Mexico City 's Colonia Roma Gentrification in Warsaw Gentrification is a process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning . Gentrification often increases the economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting demographic change is frequently a cause of controversy. Gentrification often shifts a neighborhood's racial/ethnic composition and average household income by developing new, more expensive housing and businesses in a gentrified architectural style and improving resources. The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from ne...