Gentrification in cities

Segregation Con is correct in that I did not provide example to back up my point. I apologize for that. Now, I would like to argue that integration is possible without gentrification because they are two different things. The term gentrification was first used by British Sociologist Ruth Glass as "One by one, many of the working class quarters have been invaded by the middle class - upper and lower ... Once this process of 'gentrification' starts in a district it goes on rapidly until all or most of the working class occupiers are displaced and the whole social social character of the district is changed." [1] If this understanding stands true, then gentrification solves nothing, and only displaces people. For example, 422 out of almost 1600 San Francisco neighborhoods are at risk of displacement due to gentrification. [2] However, that article does mention that sometimes, specifically in New York, people are less likely to be displaced in gentrifying neighborhoods, resulting in a decrease of poverty in that specific neighborhood. My opponent may want to jump on this and say that this is proof gentrification works, but the article later shows that the neighborhoods near gentrified ones worsen in poverty, which means gentrification only concentrates wealth in a community, in turn not increasing the standard of living or quality of the community as a whole. [2] The better solution is integration. This involves improving a community without taking its identity. Integration is not a slowing of process, but a different approach to it. Instead of changing the demographics of a community completely, for example "In Little Havana [Miami]. . . one developer was trying to re brand it as West Brickell. When you strip that name, you start to take away the identity of the community in order to make a profit. " This is one of the many factors that creates gentrification" [3] said Marta Viciedo, who founded a civic innovation firm that tries to strengthen bonds between people and places. Also, in Wynwood, another neighborhood in Miami, most blue collar Puerto Rican's were pushed out during gentrification. "Almost everyone that used to live here has moved to Orlando," [3] one long-time resident said to filmmakers of award winning documentary Right to Wynwood. Another resident explained how he worked for an art gallery that came due to gentrification, and was told to prevent people that lived in the neighborhood from entering the building. He had lived there since 1964, calling himself a "a pioneer of Wynwood." [3] Integration would not drive people out, but use them as driving instruments to improve the city. The city as a whole would be diversified. Take New York, children "growing up in communities with a broader range of incomes results in them achieving higher incomes in their adult years. And a recent study from NYU"s Furman Center notes that children who lived in public housing within integrated communities experienced higher test scores and income." [3] Also, instead of government working to concentrate wealth in a neighborhood, they should work to bring it to the city. They could upzone, which allows bigger complexes to be built in order to accommodate more people, or reduce red tape to build buildings for work or residence. [3] Integration is a better solution than gentrification because it brings the whole city up, not just an elite few. Crime The source that you used to back up your argument "that a reduction of crime leads to better education within the community" says in the first paragraph "there is an overwhelming consensus among public officials, academics, teachers, and parents that postsecondary education is one of the most successful and cost-effective methods of preventing crime." [4] This contradicts your point that preventing crime leads to more education, and compliments my point that more education leads to less crime. Also, one of the main topics of the article is "Education as Crime Prevention" [4], not "Crime Prevention to Increase Education". To reiterate my point in round 2, first education must be prioritized, then crime will decline. Not the other way around. [1] https://sites.google.com... [2] http://www.citylab.com... [3] https://thenewtropic.com... [4] http://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com...