The Negative Effects of Gentrification on Low Income Citizens Capstone Project

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AbstractAn unfortunate but purportedly intentional concomitant of urban renewal has been the displacement of lower-income, usually minority members of urban communities in a process termed “gentrification.” While these same types of processes have been taking place through humankind’s history, gentrification has become especially pronounced in recent years as investors have targeted depressed neighborhoods for revitalization to the point where the residents are no longer able to afford to live there. In response, there have been growing calls for greater local government involvement to prevent already marginalized citizens from becoming the unwilling victims of gentrification. This capstone project provides a review of the relevant literature concerning gentrification and how this process has adversely affected minority communities in general and the Somali-American residents Minneapolis’ Ward 6 district.

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A survey of these residents and the findings that emerged are following by a summary of the research findings and the insights that resulted. Finally, based on these findings, the capstone project concludes with an informed answer to the guiding research question together with salient urban planning recommendations that are specifically applicable to Ward 6 but which are also generalizable to other communities facing the gentrification juggernaut today.Keywords: Gentrification, Somalia, Somali-Americans, ImmigrationResearch Question: This study was guided by the following research question: “What happens to Somali-American families that decide to remain in gentrifying areas?”TABLE OF CONTENTS.....

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