The Impacts of Gentrification on Gentrified Neighborhoods Is gentrification really beneficial for neighborhoods and their residents? By: Kayla Benito (Teacher Prep.) - Economics, Haley Bersche (Health Kinesiology) - Geography, Mary McFarland (History) - Urban Studies, and Sam Koepenick (Communication Studies) - Political Science Dr. Augsburg LS 300.03 April 29th, 2013

Bayview-Hunter's Point Town Hall Meeting Welcome to Bayview-Hunter's Point Town Hall Meeting April 29th, 2013

Lennar Corporation

Gentrification - Urban Renaissance - Urban Revitalization, Regeneration, Redevelopment, Renewal - Social Mixing Or, - Class Segregation - (Forced) Displacement - Political Displacement - "Double-Movement" Theory - Racial Polarization

Gentrification Through an Economic Lens Urban Renewal Spatial Equilibrium Endogenous gentrification Housing Price Dynamics Kayla Benito

Endogenous Gentrification Housing price dynamics Urban renewal Anacostia, Washington Montreal Expos Stadium Spatial equilibrium Portland, Oregon Endogenous Gentrification Housing price dynamics

Geography Haley Gentrification Through a Geographical Lens

Effects of Displacement in the United States *Wealthy families are moving to the suburbs while poor families neighborhoods are being taken over by corporations and businesses

More Effects of Displacement in the United States * Gentrification Effects Many Citizens For Example: *Food Sources *Education *Transportation * Loss of Homes *Loss of Jobs *High and Low Wage Workers Forced to Move With Price Increase Nancy Mirabal: Gentrification and the displacement of Latina and Latino's in San Franciscos Mission District. Peter Nelson: *Gentrification and Migration *Globalization and Mobility

The Geographical Effects of Gentrification on a Community * The only way to make a sense of community is to participate in it. *Tony Robinson: Scholar from University of Colorado Geography Effects the Physical Sense of a Community

Why are Urban Neighborhoods Good Locations for many Companies? *Neil Smith * Companies want to build on cheap land * Companies want to make a profit *Cheap residential homes can be increased to make more money

The Effects of Gentrification on Communities The issue of gentrification through an Urban Studies Lens. Mary McFarland

Wishful Thinking - "Trickle down effect" - Greater economic and housing opportunities - "Social mixing" - A more diverse and tolerant city - Enhanced "livability" - Increased social capital and social cohesion - New community role models - "New Urbanism" - Overall increased quality of life

Reality - Increased segregation - Assimilation (social engineering, social cleansing) - Displacement - Increased housing costs - Decreased economic self-sufficiency - Disrupted social capital - Loss of jobs

The Impacts of Gentrification on Voter Turnout Gentrification as a Contextual Effect - Cost-Benefit Analysis Mobilization vs. Destabilization Results, Conclusions, Insights? - What does the case study of Atlanta's Voter Turnout teach us about political participation in gentrified neighborhoods?

Gentrification and Public Policy Karl Polanyi's "Double-Movement" Theory - How does Bernt's case study of Harlem fit into Polanyi's theory? Bernt's definition: "A dynamic process of embedding, dis-embedding, and re-embedding land into market systems and institutional structures." (Bernt 3058)

Political Players, Agencies, Organizations, and the State Interdisciplinary Response: Non-Profit Community Development Corporations Role of the State Community Organizations Balance of Private and Public Investments Call to Action for Affordable Housing, "Sustainable Development," Political Representation

Lennar Project De-Brief - The exercise performed at the beginning of our presentation was strategically constructed to put students in the position of victims of gentrification. - Many neighborhoods lack the access to political, social, and economic resources that are essential for developing an awareness of the issues surrounding their communities.

Where Do We Go From Here? * Community Organization and Political Participation "policy can be used to drive gentrification, to modify gentrification and, theoretically, to stop gentrification (Shaw, 2008, p. 2637)." - Kate Shaw * Addressing economic and social concerns through local politics requires an interdisciplinary model for community development