Gentrification
Chapter 15
Organizing Communities for Public Health Practice-2050: A Futuristic Perspective
Gentrification
Gentrification / An upward shift in income, house values, education and occupational levels (in class), which almost always means increasing inequality and a widening gap between the more and the less successful
Revitalization
Revitalization / a renewed pride and investment in a community, mainly on the part of the residents, without a big class shift
Defining the Feral Community
A metropolis with a population of more than a million people in a state
the government of which has lost the ability to maintain the rule of law within the city’s boundaries yet remains a functioning actor in the greater international system
The community’s structures range from great buildings symbolic of wealth to ghetto’s and massive unemployment.
These communities continue to grow and the majority of occupants do not voluntarily leave.
Threats posed by a feral community:
Potential for pandemics
Massive environmental degradation
Transmission points for illicit diseases & disasters
The Health of Cities
| Government | Economy | Services | Security | |
| Healthy “Green” | Enacts effective legislation, directs resources, controls events in all portions of the city at all times. Not corrupt. | Robust. Significant foreign investment. Provides goods and services. Possesses stable and adequate tax base. | Complete range of services, including educational and cultural, available to all city residents. | Well regulated by professional ethical police forces. Quick response to wide spectrum of requirements |
The Health of Cities
| Government | Economy | Services | Security | |
| Marginal “Yellow” | Exercises only “patchwork” or “diurnal” control. Highly corrupt. | Limited/no foreign investment. Subsidized or decaying industries and growing deficits. | Can manage minimal level of public health, hospital access, potable water, trash disposal. | Little regard for legality/human rights. Police often matched/stymied by criminal “peers.” |
The Health of Cities
| Government | Economy | Services | Security | |
| Going Feral “Red” | At best has negotiated zones of control; at worst does not exist. | Either local subsistence industries or industry based on illegal commerce. | Intermittent to nonexistent power and water. Those who can afford to will privately contract. | Nonexistent.Security is attained through private means or paying for protection. |
Community Engagement Organization and Development and Communities Of the Future
Key questions for the future:
What are the main challenges & opportunities influencing public health practitioners (PHP)?
What are the strategies for establishing a healthy public health environment for ALL citizens and move the community forward?
What are the key elements of any inner-city community that must be addressed to establish a healthy community?
(Covers: people, knowledge, natural resources, technical infrastructure, finances, political aspects, and cultural values that a community embodies)
Resources for Communities of the Future (COF)
Intellectual & Social Capital
Community leadership, key people, knowledge and skills
Social capital / informal and formal relationships that characterize a community
Inclusive Capital
Interactions of community partners through:
Social media
Coalitions
Partnerships
Cultural Capital
Public Health practitioners must identify values, behaviors and public expressions
Environmental Capital
Sustainability: Natural, clean, green, safe and attractive resources
Technical Capital
Social media, man-made capital and existing community infrastructure
Effective communication, transport, housing, water, energy, medical……
Financial Capital
Financial strategies for communities of the future (COF) must deal with growing demands and diminishing revenue bases
Strategic Social Analysis
The gleaning of intelligence learned from the past but, most importantly, understanding the likely direction of the future and is directly related to “intelligent communities (ICs)”
Intelligent communities: develop their strengths and eliminates their weaknesses through three processes 1) vision 2) ideas 3) strategy
Analyzes
Reaches conclusions
Defines its present reality
Public Health Practitioners’ Approaches to Trends
Inactive / No interpretation of trends, ignoring all present and future trends
Reactive / Responding to the agenda of others as set by the community, institution, or agency for which they are employed
Proactive / Making detailed plans for the future and settings trends based on exiting knowledge, incorporating community needs, and institutional agendas
Interactive / Shaping and responding to changing trends over time
Defining Mega Trends
An event or occurrence that affects the majority of areas of civil, business and public life
Globalization – Global companies and economies work in local competition within global structures. Global and local must be integrated.
Individualism - A social trend where individuals are individualistic, informal, informed, interactive and yet international in their thinking and behavior.
Merging – Areas of life merging together; technologies and medicine; between culture and values; between work and leisure; and between the public and private sectors.
Defining Mega Trends
An event or occurrence that affects the majority of areas of civil, business and public life
Accelerated communication and social media – Rapid exchange of information. Implications for administration, education, health care, transportation, etc….
Urbanization – By 2030 an estimated 60% of the world’s population will live in the inner cities. This metropolitanization refers to the growing influence of large cities on the economic health and prosperity of wider regions.
Migration – Increased global migration presents challenges and opportunities. Challenges of social cohesion, integration, health promotion and employment. Opportunities of knowledge migration, where the knowledge and the skills of immigrant communities can be harnessed to improve the community.
Challenges to Communities of the Future
Aging population – Healthcare system
Economic Restructuring – End of “lifelong” working
Disasters – Natural catastrophes, terrorism and epidemics
Crime – Safety and Security
Migration and immigration – people & knowledge
Segregation, disparity, inequality and poverty
Social Cohesion
Sustainable development and economic growth locally and globally
Intelligent Communities
Must use all capital wisely – Human: Intellectual and social capital, environmental capital, cultural and leisure capital, financial capital, inclusive capital, technical capital.
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Future Trends in CEOD
Transparency – Social Media Age
Including new forms of participants and empowerment
Development of partnerships
These major trends must be communicated within the society, the economy and the politics of the community. Tasks and responsibilities need to be assigned to the community at large and at diverse levels. Dream Communities must organize coalitions and boards for exchanges of ideas and creativity.