Gentrification Trends in the United States is the first book to quantify the changes that take place when a neighborhood’s income level, educational attainment, or occupational makeup outpace the city as a whole – the much-debated yet poorly understood phenomenon of gentrification. Applying a novel method to four decades of U.S. Census data, this resource for students and scholars provides a quantitative basis for the nuanced demographic trends uncovered through ethnography and other forms of qualitative research. This analysis of a rich data source characterized by a broad regional and chronological scope provides new insight into larger questions about the nature and prevalence of gentrification across the United States.
Has gentrification become more common over time? Which cities have experienced the most gentrification?
Is gentrification widespread, or does it tend to be concentrated in a small number of cities?
Has the nature of gentrification changed over time?
Ideal reading for courses in real estate, urban planning, urban economics, sociology, geography, econometrics, and GIS, this pathbreaking addition to the urban studies literature will enrich the perspective of any scholar of U.S. cities.
By:
Richard Martin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781032108872
ISBN 10: 1032108878
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 18 August 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction. 2. Using Quantitative Methods to Identify Gentrifying Neighborhoods: A Survey. 3. Metropolitan and Central City Trends in Income, Education, and Occupation. 4. Income Gentrification in U.S. Cities, 1970–2010. 5. Educational Gentrification in U.S. Cities, 1970–2010. 6. Occupational Gentrification in U.S. Cities 1970–2010. 7. The Varieties of Gentrification in U.S. Cities, 1970–2010. 8. Conclusion.
Richard W. Martin, PhD, is Associate Professor of Real Estate at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He is the co-author, with Raphael Bostic, of the landmark paper, “Black Homeowners as a Gentrifying Force.”
