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I think tourism is also part of this - I know that in Barcelona large numbers of the lower class were convinced to leave the downtown because they were causing
by ojbyrne 18y ago
I think tourism is also part of this - I know that in Barcelona large numbers of the lower class were convinced to leave the downtown because they were causing problems for visitors (crime, poorly maintaining housing) - whereas gentrification side by side with hotels and sightseers works pretty well.
- falsestprophet 18y agoCan you convince a population to move somewhere else without doing something villainous?
- ojbyrne 18y agoThe article talks about the same thing happening in Chicago and its public housing projects. Basically gentrification does it for you. Prices go up, developers push to have crappy housing torn down, lower income people move out one way or another.
- lacker 18y agoSure - just add things like parks and restrictions on new construction that increase property values. This will lead to higher rents. The population that can't afford it will eventually have to move somewhere else.
- Agathos 18y agoRestrictions on new construction to increase rents count as villainous in my book.
- stcredzero 18y agoAt some point, someone will have to post eviction notices, and the sheriff will have to show up and throw someone's stuff out on the sidewalk.
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- wallflower 18y agoEminent domain. Kelo v. New London "Here is where [Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day] O'Connor asks about the specific plans for the homes before the court, and Horton pulls out his Pareto-optimal town-planning schematic, and everyone on the bench briefly contemplates buying a new condo in Fort Trumbull, Conn." http://www.slate.com/id/2113868 http://www.slate.com/id/2113868