The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.
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What is the process of gentrification?
A series of fairly wealthy people known as 'Urban Pioneers' buy and do up housing to sell on, this then raises house prices and more upper-class people move in, the lower class people are then priced out of the area, finally businesses change
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What is a case study of gentrification in the UK
Notting Hill
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What is Notting Hill's population?
30519
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What is the highest house price in Notting Hill?
£14 418 000
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What was Notting Hill's history in the 18th century?
Gravel pits and roadside inns
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Who was Notting Hill home to until the late 19th Century?
Potters and pig farmers
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Who was Notting Hill home to after WW1?
A large number of Afro Caribbeans
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What does Notting Hill Carnival celebrate?
The capitals community, culture and tradition
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What are the positives of gentrification in general?
Stabilization of decline, increased property values, reduced crime rates, creates local jobs such as building, designing and decorating
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What are the positives of gentrification specific to NottingHill?
Notting Hill attracts 1 million (tourism) who spend money in the area and conserves heritage
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What are the negatives of gentrification in general?
People on lower income find it harder to buy houses, it can create tension between classes, residents renting are often displaced as people want properties to buy
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What are the negatives of gentrification specific to Notting Hill?
Increased value of the area, 767 individual crimes of which 333 were thefts over the carnival period
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What is the process of gentrification?
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A series of fairly wealthy people known as 'Urban Pioneers' buy and do up housing to sell on, this then raises house prices and more upper-class people move in, the lower class people are then priced out of the area, finally businesses change
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