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Gentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view their neighborhood

  • Written by Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view their neighborhoodFamilies on bikes at a July Fourth parade in Houston's Northside neighborhood.Jimmy Castillo, CC BY-ND

Gentrification has become a familiar story in cities across the United States. The story line typically goes this way: Middle- and upper-income people start moving into a lower-income or poor neighborhood. Housing prices rise in response, and longt...

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