Urban issue & gentrification

Question 1

What is green gentrification?

Answer 1

“new or intensified urban socio-spatial inequities produced by urban greening agendas and
interventions, such as greenways, parks, community gardens,
ecological corridors, or green infrastructure.”
Restoration of the urban environment – through cleanup, or
redesign, increasing of green spaces or better urban amenities – leading to real estate price increases that drive lower-income populations out

Question 2

What are the EJ issues around access to green spaces and other environmental amenities?

Answer 2

usually og owners are pushed out to less livable areas by increased prices brought on by amenities

Question 3

Urban green space benefits?

Answer 3

absorb carbon, less pollution, improve physical and mental health, more social interactions, etc.

Question 4

Research gaps?

Answer 4

• why does “green gentrification” happen in some areas but not in other?
• what is the impact of “green” gentrification compared to other types?

Question 5

Policy recommendations?

Answer 5

Rent control: Can only increase rent a certain percentage annually
Housing cooperatives: People own, manage, and live in property on their own to lower costs
Community land trust: people who buy land for the community to use instead of it going to large developers
Inclusionary zoning: Inclusionary zoning is municipal and county planning ordinances that require or provide incentives when a given percentage of units in a new housing development are affordable by people with low to moderate incomes.
social housing: living together as a group and sharing costs (new girl vibe)

Question 6

DC case study (SW Waterfront)

Answer 6

• Waterfront development along the Anacostia River (Anacostia waterfront initiative, AWI)
• included 4 wards: 5-8
• connecting east and west of the river
• 5 issues: environment, transportation, parks, destination, and neighborhoods
• not formerly residential, so no one was displaced! –> but stilla pretty expensive surrounding area