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Conclusion
Inthelastcentury,gentrificationintheUnitedStatesbeganwithdisplacementof
minoritieseffectedbyovercrowding,poverty,andslumdwellingininnercities.
Followedbythehousingcrunchofthe1970sand1980s(Kennedy&Leonard,2001),
gentrification,likemanymovements,isaboutchange.However,unlikerevitalization
themeaningofgentrificationdoescreateanegativebacklash.Whileanattemptto
spruceupcentercitiesundertheteamurbanrenewal,revitalizationpurposeistobring
aboutpositiveneighborhoodchanges.Creatinganenvironmentofbalancewillcontinue
bringingaboutchallenges.ThefindingsshowthatCharlotteisbecomingmoreseparated.
However,toshifttheblameononecauseoranotheristodenythefactthatgentrification
issubjectivetothosewhoseekpersonalpreferences.Butwemustbemindfulofothers
thatwillnotbenefitintheseprocesses;insteadofviewingthemashumancapitalpartofa
process.Although,CharlottehasputinplaceaQualityofLifeStudyprogramthattracks
theprogressofthesegentrifiedneighborhooddevelopments.Theprogramisnew;andthe
understandingofgentrificationisrelativelynew.Therefore,thisstudymustcontinue
beingtestedandtried.Thepurposeistonotehowlongthistrendormovementwilllast
andwhathappenswhencollegestudentsdecidetohavefamiliesandmove.Willthey
returntothesuburbs?Willhistoryrepeatitselfintwentyyearsandwillthecitybecome
anotherslum?
Thesectionoflimitationsofthisstudy:
Findingspecificmaps(tracts)thatfocusonUptowncentercity.
Monitorthenewurbangenerationorhipstersinthreefiveyears

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