page_title: Environmental gentrification
section_title: Barcelona
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental gentrification / Examples / Barcelona
caption_attribution_description: English: An image of the disenfranchised site of Diagonal Mar before redevelopment.
context_page_description: Environmental, ecological or green gentrification is a process in which cleaning up pollution or providing green amenities increases local property values and attracts wealthier residents to a previously polluted or disenfranchised neighbourhood. Green amenities include green spaces, parks green roofs, gardens and green and energy efficient building materials. These initiatives can heal many environmental ills from industrialization and beautify urban landscapes. Additionally, greening is imperative for reaching a sustainable future. However, if accompanied by gentrification, such initiatives can have an ambiguous social impact if the poor are displaced or forced to pay higher housing costs. First coined by Sieg et al., environmental gentrification is a relatively new concept, although it can be considered as a new hybrid of the older and wider topics of gentrification and environmental justice. Various studies have analyzed the social implications of greening projects specifically with regards to housing affordability and displacement of vulnerable citizens.
caption: An image of the disenfranchised site of Diagonal Mar before its redevelopment.
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