Social Spaces of Gentrification in Northeast Portland, Orgeon

Abstract

Gentrification, a process that involves the replacement of a less affluent group by a wealthier social group in inner city neighborhoods, occurs in cities throughout the world. In America, gentrification typically involves White intrusion into predominantly African American communities. The historically Black neighborhoods of northeast Portland, Oregon are representative of this trend. This study utilized cultural landscape and geospatial analysis to examine three categories of social spaces that represent different phases of the gentrification process.