1.) The gentrification currently happening in the Holly St. and Marlo Heights neighborhood seemed to be more similar than what is happening in the Mueller Development. The Mueller Development is a complete transformation of the area and the creation of a new neighborhood/community that is completely different from surrounding communities. While all of these examples of gentrification are disruptive to their areas, I think the gentrification in the Holly St. area was the easiest to identify because it had the largest contrasts houses. The new homes in Holly St. were very disruptive to their neighborhoods and the environment while the gentrification in the Marlo Heights neighborhood was not as alarming. The Mueller Development however was completely redefining the neighborhood and forgetting its past.
2.) What I thought was an interesting similarity is the article points out that "hipsters" are a part of the gentrification. I have read many articles, and know from a first-hand account that "hipsters" are the ones venturing into East Austin. Although this a label and cannot be a fact necessarily, it would be interested to research into that similarity more. The difference between the two occurrences of gentrification is the history of the area. South Africa has a corrupt government since their segregation and equal rights movement was more recent than ours. I do not know a ton about the apartheid and history of South Africa, but I do know that it is still seen in their society and it was more recent than ours.
3.) I was thinking about the projects and the similarity that I noted in the previous answer and I feel like something that needs to be done is communication and awareness. The people of this area need to be informed on what is going on. As an outsider I think, if I were not educated by this class I would not be able to full comprehend and value the of fairly doing business in living in that area. The area is indeed attractive to live in because of the newness of it and the prices, however I am sure people do not know about the negative affects on the neighborhood. I am not sure how LCCE would organize the volunteers but I think their first goal and plan of action should be on educating people.
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