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The Effect Of Athletic Stadiums On Communities, With A Focus On Housing, Dominique Wilkins
The Effect Of Athletic Stadiums On Communities, With A Focus On Housing, Dominique Wilkins
Sustainability and Social Justice
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to examine the role of athletic stadiums in the gentrification of minority neighborhoods. New athletic stadiums have increasingly been constructed in low- and moderate- income areas with high minority populations, and results in the displacement of that community’s longstanding residents. This paper uses Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data as part of a case study of the Washington Nationals Stadium in Washington DC; the data shows that within a few years of construction, the community that previously boasted an affordable housing stock and a high low-income minority population is replaced with high-income, …