Conceptual Clarification: Gentrification, and Displacement

This chapter elucidates the concept of gentrification as a complex process and endeavors to explicate what makes the issue complex. An advantage of clarifying the concept is the ability to distinguish the triggers, stages, and outcomes of gentrification. More importantly, it facilitates the observation of the unintended consequence of the gentrification process, namely displacement, independently from the process itself. This chapter ends with insights gained from our endeavor to clarify this convoluted concept.