Gentrification

by

Tara

ISB | Cardboard Sculpture | 25 x 25 x 25 cm

In the Bay Area, the demand for luxury housing has grown exponentially. This demand increases the economic value of certain neighborhoods thus displacing people of those neighborhoods into lower-income areas and homelessness. San Francisco is the most gentrified city in America. Although this city is known for its iconic houses and beauty, gentrification is deteriorating the city. Local communities and small businesses close. More people lose their homes resorting to holding cardboard signs. Yet this problem is often ignored and dismissed. Gentrification is not exclusive to San Francisco. The demand for luxury is increasing in Bangkok as well.