1. Inner City Problems

2. Process of Deterioration # of low residences the territory the occupy expands. Filtering – subdividing of houses and occupy by successive waves of lower – income people

3. Redlining Some banks engage in redlining –drawing lines on the map to identify areas in which they will refuse to loan money to. Illegal – but hard to enforce

4. Urban Renewal Cities identify blighted inner – city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private owners, relocate the residents and business, clear the site, and build new roads and utilities. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57492405/rio-de-janiero-residents-forced-to-relocate-as-city-prepares-for-2016-olympics/

5. Public housing Low income housing paying 30% of their income for rent. Local housing authorities (govt) manage the buildings. Cites have also experimented with scattered – site public housing Govt has stopped funding construction of new public housing

6. Renovated Housing The process by which middle – class people move into deteriorated inner – city neighborhoods and renovate the housing is known as gentrification.

7. How Neighborhoods Are Changing… https://youtu.be/uG-5w4GrEPg The effects of “gentrification” on Los Angeles neighborhoods Pros? Cons? High Line Park, NYC

8. Reflect…What’s your thoughts??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDMi1O q26WY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDMi1O q26WY

9. Inner – City Problems Underclass – trapped in an unending cycle of economic and social problems. High Unemployment Alcoholism / Drug Addiction Illiteracy Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Ethnic & Racial Segregation

10. Inner – City Economic Problems Public services…pay low taxes to support the services. Cities have 2 choices to close the gap 1. Reduce services (close libraries – some public transportation – collecting trash less delaying outdated school equipment etc…) 2. Raise tax revenues

11. Annexation To process of legally adding land area to a city. During the 19 th cent benefited with city infrastructure Today..  don’t want to pay city taxes