LES Flashcards

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qualitative evidence

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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

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define gentrification

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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.

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gentrification evidence les

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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

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what happened in 1950s

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ww2 caused large amount of jews to flow into les, many set up kosher shops, changed places character

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les early 1900s info

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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

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difference between globalisation and glocalization

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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

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