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Record 1 2023-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Renewal
  • Urban Sociology
DEF

A process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rénovation urbaine
  • Sociologie urbaine
DEF

Transformation socio-économique d'un quartier urbain ancien engendrée par l'arrivée progressive d'une nouvelle classe de résidents qui en restaure le milieu physique et en rehausse le niveau de vie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remodelación urbana
  • Sociología urbana
DEF

Proceso mediante el cual la población original de un sector o barrio, generalmente céntrico y popular, es progresivamente desplazada por otra de un nivel adquisitivo mayor.

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