Impact of gentrification on environmental pressure in service micro‐enterprises

Abstract

The study investigates whether local service micro-enterprises (MEPs) in gentrifying neighborhoods face increasing complaints triggering inspections and regulatory pressure.Environmental records from 1992 to 2000 were reviewed for 383 fi lling stations, motor vehicle repair fi rms and dry cleaners in fi ve Chicago neighborhoods. Signifi cant differences in the number of complaints and inspections were found between gentrifying and gentrifi ed neighborhoods, especially in the higher-income gentrifi ed neighborhood. No signifi cant difference was found in enforcement. Regulatory pressure from environmental agencies adds to the fi nancial, social and other regulatory pressures facing service MEPs that drove away or closed manufacturing fi rms in the past. Alternatively, new market opportunities with regulatory and social pressure could provide incentives to improve environmental behavior.

The Effects of Gentrification on Neighborhood Public Schools

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