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gentrification [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 [from gentrify (to become gentry)] gentrifier n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations gentrification n → Aufwertung f (durch Renovierungsarbeiten, Zuzug von sozial Bessergestellten etc) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Much racial strife is catalogued here, alongside the requisite thumbnail sketches of playwright Tennessee Williams, who achieved a symbiotic relationship with the city; Armstrong, a native son who eventually scornfully declared, "They treat me better all over the world than they do in my own hometown"; and Ruby Bridges, whose integration into the city's schools unwittingly led to segregation via gentrification. Following a steady decline since its heyday servicing bustling trade on the Singapore river, and an unsuccessful conventional gentrification of the heritage site in the 1980s, Alsop was appointed in 2002 with a brief to rejuvenate the three-hectare diamond shaped site. A lot of neighborhoods that are experiencing gentrification at the moment haven't progressed enough to keep those gains through to the next downturn in the real estate cycle. |
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