LES Flashcards
qualitative evidence
miguel pinero poem
concrete tomb is my home
stabbings
george bellows ‘cliff dwellon’
1913 painting
atmopshere of colour crowd
sense of community
crowded sense of place
define gentrification
Gentrification describes a process where wealthy, college-educated individuals begin to move into poor or working-class communities, often originally occupied by communities of color.
gentrification evidence les
2007 construction of 16 story luxuary blue condominium
cause influx of young professionals
more flows of capital
negative impacts: rent rise, welath increase,
pushed poor people onto streets our of les
what happened in 1950s
ww2 caused large amount of jews to flow into les, many set up kosher shops, changed places character
les early 1900s info
nearly 500k living in les
2010 only 75k
20% pop leave each year
les average flat 2k per month, usa average is 1.1k
2009 median income around 31k, in 2019 was 43k
difference between globalisation and glocalization
Globalization refers to the process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among countries through the exchange of goods, services, and ideas. Glocalization refers to the adaptation of global products and strategies to local markets and cultures