Key Points
- Gentrification occurs when an area experiences a rapid rise in residents’ average incomes and rents. The typical outcome: The white population increases, and people of color are priced out.
- Climate change is accelerating this dynamic in some parts of the U.S., a trend known as “climate gentrification.”
- In Miami neighborhoods such as Allapattah, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Overtown and West Grove, longtime residents fear what comes next.
