A dynamical system model of gentrification: Exploring a simple rent control strategy

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Auteurs principaux: Shaw, Jonathan D., Restrepo, Juan G., Rodríguez, Nancy
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author Shaw, Jonathan D.
Restrepo, Juan G.
Rodríguez, Nancy
author_facet Shaw, Jonathan D.
Restrepo, Juan G.
Rodríguez, Nancy
contents Motivated by the need to understand the factors driving gentrification, we introduce and analyze two simple dynamical systems that model the interplay between three potential drivers of the phenomenon. The constructed systems are based on the assumption that three canonical drivers exist: a subpopulation that increases the desirability of a neighborhood, the desirability of a neighborhood, and the average price of real estate in a neighborhood. The second model modifies the first and implements a simple rent control scheme. For both models, we investigate the linear stability of equilibria and numerically determine the characteristics of oscillatory solutions as a function of system parameters. Introducing a rent control scheme stabilizes the system, in the sense that the parameter regime under which solutions approach equilibrium is expanded. However, oscillatory time series generated by the rent control model are generally more disorganized than those generated by the non-rent control model; in fact, long-term transient chaos was observed under certain conditions in the rent control case. Our results illustrate that even simple models of urban gentrification can lead to complex temporal behavior.
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spellingShingle A dynamical system model of gentrification: Exploring a simple rent control strategy
Shaw, Jonathan D.
Restrepo, Juan G.
Rodríguez, Nancy
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Motivated by the need to understand the factors driving gentrification, we introduce and analyze two simple dynamical systems that model the interplay between three potential drivers of the phenomenon. The constructed systems are based on the assumption that three canonical drivers exist: a subpopulation that increases the desirability of a neighborhood, the desirability of a neighborhood, and the average price of real estate in a neighborhood. The second model modifies the first and implements a simple rent control scheme. For both models, we investigate the linear stability of equilibria and numerically determine the characteristics of oscillatory solutions as a function of system parameters. Introducing a rent control scheme stabilizes the system, in the sense that the parameter regime under which solutions approach equilibrium is expanded. However, oscillatory time series generated by the rent control model are generally more disorganized than those generated by the non-rent control model; in fact, long-term transient chaos was observed under certain conditions in the rent control case. Our results illustrate that even simple models of urban gentrification can lead to complex temporal behavior.
title A dynamical system model of gentrification: Exploring a simple rent control strategy
topic Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12092