How Does Gentrification Affect Long-Term Residents?
17 May 2002 - 7:00am
A study by the University of Illinois at Chicago looks the impact of gentrification in Chicago's West Town Neighborhoods.
"Gentrification has become a dirty word. But without it, a city would die, buried under the weight of blighted neighborhoods...Despite a widespread belief that gentrification is a 'market' phenomenon that cannot be stopped, there are public policies that can help preserve the character of a community..."
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Chicago Sun-Times, May 15, 2002
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