Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline

Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline APRIL 2023 | SHARON CORNELISSEN, CHRISTINE JANG-TRETTIEN Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline1 Sharon Cornelissen and Christine Jang-Trettien In recent years, gentrification has captured the imagination of sociologists and the public alike, dominating conversations about the transformation of ci. [...] Housing Amidst the Peak of Urban Decline In the 20th century, cities in the United States, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, experienced explosive urban growth as they became industrial powerhouses. [...] The lens of urban decline also helps housing scholars better theorize contemporary racial inequalities in housing by focusing on historical trajectories of urban decline in predominantly African-American neighborhoods in the Midwest, Northeast and select cities in the South. [...] Mirroring some of the questions of the gentrification literature, we believe that much can be gained by understanding contemporary processes of housing disinvestment, housing abandonment, and the experiences of living in a home amidst decline. [...] 16 Housing Amidst the Peak of Urban Decline Contemporary Housing Amidst Pockets of Decline Neighborhood Decline and an Agenda for Sociologists of Housing Promising Subfields of Housing Amidst Decline References.