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Gentrification vs Suburbanization - What's the difference?

gentrification | suburbanization |

As nouns the difference between gentrification and suburbanization

is that gentrification is the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents while suburbanization is the process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs.

gentrification

English

(wikipedia gentrification)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents.

    • Related terms

    * degentrification

    See also

    * gentrify * gentry

    suburbanization

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 12, author=Sam Roberts, title=Suburbs Are Graying Faster Than Big Cities, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“New York was a leader in postwar suburbanization and is now leading the trend toward suburban aging,” Dr. Frey said. }}