Geography A-Level
Gentrification
What Gentrification means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Gentrification
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A change in the social structure of a place when wealthier people move into a lower-income area, often leading to rising housing costs and the displacement of original residents.
The process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste, often displacing lower-income inhabitants.
The process by which an influx of wealthier residents leads to the displacement of lower-income inhabitants and changes in the area's character.
The process where wealthier people move into a rundown urban area, improving housing but often displacing poorer residents.
Topics that use Gentrification
- Changes over time in the economic characteristics of places (Eduqas A-Level)
- Diverse Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Regenerating Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Lived Experience
- Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation
- Commuter settlement
- Comparative advantage
- Cultural Identity and Globalization
- Cultural Identity and Voluntary Segregation
- Deindustrialisation and Post-Industrial Transition
- Demographic and Social Influence
Using Gentrification in the exam
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