13.8 Decline and Renewal
Low-income and gentrified inner-city neighborhoods
Inner-city challenges
Inner city residents are frequently referred to as a permanent underclass because they are trapped in an unending cucle of hardships
Inadequate job skills
Culture of poverty
Crime
Drugs
Homelessness
Lack of service
Deteriorating housing
Percentage of homeless people in America
Crime rate in America
Percentage of people living in poverty in America
Gentrification
It's the process by which middle class people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods and renovate the housing.
The Pros And Cons Of Gentrification
Rethink Homelessness: Chronic Homelessness