Urban Revitalization without Gentrification

Basics

• This page aims to combine The History of Urban Revitalization Efforts and discussions on the concept of Gentrification into a unified stance/policy to apply as part of potential OSE / OBI Programs in Low Income Areas
• Be Aware this page is still a work in progress

Preface

• Upon seeing the conditions those living in Low Income (and thus often High Crime / Low Investment, Social Contract Collapse, etc) Areas such as Favelas, Ghettos, and Shantytowns most people want to help
• This admirable and should be done
• HOWEVER:
  • Before "diving into" anything one should do their reading and understand the underlying issues for that area that lead to it being that way
  • Any solutions should be made in collaboration with the local community; One should respect their Collective Agency
    • Individual Agency / Sense of Agency are also related, but this second point overall needs some clarification

External Links

• Urban Renewal (Seems there are quite a few different terms, 'Urban Redevelopment" may be a better term. Although "revitalization" could also encompass poverty reduction/mental health+other healthcare infrastructure improvement, etc. A pessimist could call it an innuendo to an extent, so there is that aspect to look into
• The Wikipedia Page On Gentrification
• A "Definitions" Section may be good pre-discussion section so everyone would know what one meant by each phrase:
  • • The Wikipedia Page On Ghetto defines one as:
      • "A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure.[1] Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other areas of the city."
      • I understood this context in "Ghettoization", but didn't realize that was the proper usage of the word, in the American English i have heard it focuses mainly on the area having that visible symptoms of poverty etc, but in hindsight with Redlining and all that it makes sense
  • The Wikipedia Page On Skid Row (This term could work, but is a bit archaic short of mention in music/movies etc)
  • The Wikipedia Page On Slums
    • This is interesting too in that it focuses not just on the poverty but highlights the mass Rural to Urban Migration aspect (although this may better fit Shantytowns )
    • At the end of the day as long as everyone knows what you mean when you say the name, and it fits all contexts it needs to it works
    • I personally feel Low Income Neighborhoods or perhaps with the preface "Chronically-" or "Historically-" works well, i'd love to hear what others think about all this
    • As per usual looking into non-wikipedia media and sources will be useful