slum
An area marked by blank" >target="_blank" >poverty and worn-out housing. (Fullilove, 2004) To some, “they menace the health and glossary/security/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="52bd80258fa6ffc44cf2e76a11305ddf" target="_blank" >security of the whole community.” (Saylor, 1952) Jane Jacobs referred to two kinds of poor neighborhoods: perpetual slums and I slumming neighborhoods. They may look the same initially but are on different trajectories due to the actions of area residents. A slum would endure if residents left as quickly as they could. A neighborhood could transform itself if people wanted to stay. It is the investment of the, money, and love that makes the difference. (Fullilove, 2004)