Econocide in The Kenyon-Barr Renewal Area, West End, Cincinnati

Produced by kyle hayden for AMS 301 at Miami University under the direction of Damon Scott. "Econocide (see definition) is present in contemporary gentrification efforts in Over-The-Rhine. Econocide was a side effect of Urban Renewal projects in the mid 20th century in Cincinnati. The justifications for Urban Renewal — and later — gentrification, are the same. The justifications for gentrification (or "urban renaissance" or "revitalization") just exist in an disguised, coded form."