Gentrification is the upgradation of
social standards of a place/ locality by the influx of affluent
people through process of repairing, rebuilding along with
displacement of earlier residents characteristic of poor income
groups.
Displacement is an essential feature to achieve gentrification. The
actual transformation of an area occurs when the low income groups
move out of the neighborhood, that allows movement of modern forms
of commerce along with a shift in the cultural image of the
locality. The process of change has its initial steps with
displacement through the process of residential succession followed
by cultural displacement due to new and modern practices.
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