LibGuides: Gentrification: Choosing a topic

The Different Perspectives

Economic perspective	Social / racial perspective
Improves public services such as re-pavement of streets, planting of trees and flowers	Higher property values and taxes, resulting displacements of poor and elderly residents, especially renters
Provides better public safety and reduces crime	Reduces socioeconomic and racial diversity
Creation of cafes, restaurants, and other new businesses improves job growth	Higher rentals force artists to leave and impacts the cultural life of the city

From North Carolina State University.

How to Develop a Good Research Topic

From Kansas State University.

From Northern Kentucky University .

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