2018 Volume 13 Pages 48-62
Urban development that revives a declining area sometimes eliminates people who are socioeconomically weak. This paper examines the elimination of socioeconomically vulnerable people in the case of Pearl District. Regarded as the norm for urban regeneration, the population in the district has been remarkably increased in Portland City. Given an affordable housing supply target of 35%, the target value of 26% was not reached in 2014. On the other hand, vacant rooms have decreased due to rapid population increase, and rents have soared, and the number of homeless increased. In securing a diversity of residents in Pearl District, the numbers of experts, technicians, and managerial personnel increased remarkably, and the median household income also increased accordingly. As for artistic activities, it was also confirmed that artists for whom a living space or activity place could not be obtained left for Detroit. In this way, Pearl District has been transformed into an area where wealthy people live, excluding socioeconomically vulnerable people.
