What is gentrification ?
Correct answer: A. renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups
- A. renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups
- B. a policy aimed at renovating inner-city council housing stock
- C. building shopping centers in cities to create employment
- D. the movement of the middle classes into suburban areas
Explanation
Gentrification is the renovation and upgrading of poorer urban neighbourhoods, usually followed by the arrival of higher-income residents and rising property values. It differs from ordinary suburban movement and from a general housing-renovation policy.
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