What is Gentrification? Part I: the Rent Gap

This article is the first in a two-part series explaining what gentrification is and how it works. This first part explains what the late urban geographer Neil Smith called the “rent gap,” an essential condition for gentrification to occur. Part 2 will discuss the multiple phases of the gentrification process from disinvestment to displacement. Imagine a … Continue reading What is Gentrification? Part I: the Rent Gap