PLAN261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gentrification
Document Summary
This week"s lectures were primarily focused on the changing inner suburbs in north. The first suburbs in north america contain almost 20 percent of the population and are distinct from other developments. Many of the inner ring suburbs built in the post war period are now starting their decline. While traditionally it is thought that the poor live in the inner city, today more of the poor live in suburbs than in cities. The number of residents living in poverty in inner-ring suburbs has nearly doubled since 1980. These older, inner-ring suburbs now contain much more diverse, poor, and older residents when compared to newer suburbs. Many elite inner-ring suburbs have been well maintained and hold high property values. There is also still a large portion of middle class inner-ring suburbs that are much more diverse than elite suburbs. About half of inner-ring suburbs however are vulnerable, and have lower median incomes than those in the newer suburbs.
