Climate Gentrification: What You Need to Know
It is a longstanding pattern; middle- or high-income individuals move into a historically low-income area to utilize the advantages it can provide or revitalize it. As a result, property values and the local cost of living skyrocket, leaving many of the neighborhood’s original inhabitants displaced. This cycle is known as gentrification. In recent years, a new form of gentrification known as climate gentrification, or environmental gentrification, has emerged.