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The Gentrification of Vesterbro

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BIRKERØD INTERNATIONAL GYMNASIUM
SØNDERVANGEN 56, 3460 BIRKERØD, DENMARK
BIRKERØD INTERNATIONAL GYMNASIUM
SØNDERVANGEN 56, 3460 BIRKERØD, DENMARK
What are the physical and statistical signs of gentrification in Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Emil , 000632-022
Supervisor: Mette
May 2013
Wordcount: 2360
What are the physical and statistical signs of gentrification in Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Sophus Emil Petersson, 000632-022
Supervisor: Mette Bahnson Weber
May 2013
Wordcount: 2360
Geography HL Internal Assessment
Geography HL Internal Assessment

Photo; courtesy of Jonathan Sandidge

Table of Contents Aim of the report: 3 Research question: 3 Geographical context 4 Introduction to Vesterbro: …show more content…

Hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1:
At least 50% of the buildings in and around Istedgade have been renewed.

The renewal of buildings in Vesterbro has been going on now effectively for 10 years, along with the pace of the reurbanisation, which is the inward movement of people from the countryside to the city, (reurbanisation is the opposite of counter-urbanisation) of Copenhagen. Most buildings have been renewed on the inside, with improved hygiene and living standards, but the outside has in most cases been left with the original façade to withhold the authenticity of the working quarters of Copenhagen.

Hypothesis 2:
There is a strong correlation between the size of apartment and the income of the surveyed people.

This seems obvious as more income usually means a bigger apartment. However; in Vesterbro there aren’t very many large apartments, as most of the buildings are from 2 centuries ago. The renewal of the buildings however may have lead to bigger and lighter apartments. The pricing of apartments in Vesterbro have gone up, due to the fact that it is now becoming a very trendy area. This is mainly because it is has undergone renewal, but kept it’s authenticity, and because the crime rate has gone down, or rather been moved to the North West part of Copenhagen.
Methods of data collection:
The following will be an outline on the process leading up

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