2.1a Gentrification

gentrification( declining population)

middle classes being attracted back into areas of declining population

gentrification causes( higher income groups)

occurs when higher income groups move into lower cost housing areas

gentrification causes( property prices)

traditional population is displaced and property prices rise

gentrification causes( improve)

can improve buildings and the physical environment, but former inhabitants are forced elsewhere as the old is transformed

gentrification effects( voluntary segregation)

could lead to voluntary segregation of higher income groups as many new developments are gated communities