The loss of public housing and the size of the wealth gap across the state of Rhode Island has been a growing issue among critics and supporters of gentrification, both at the urban level areas like Providence and affluent areas like Newport Island, among other examples. With cities under a monopoly driven by the wealth of each neighborhood, the question remains how such a system is fair to all groups. Relatively speaking it is not, and the only people who benefit from such a system are those with white skin. As the economic status of Rhode Island, and especially the city of Providence, deteriorates, more and more educated Caucasian citizens are leaving in search of a more fertile economic environment. district, a relative increase in rents and property values, and changes in the character and culture of the district. (Grant) Simply put, gentrification occurs when white people move into a black neighborhood for cheaper living and, in turn, increase property values ​​and force black neighbors to leave due to the higher price of living. high. Commonly, the government supports gentrification by demolishing public housing in areas that are developing with more white neighbors. This is causing fewer and fewer African Americans to be able to afford to live in the neighborhood as their homes are taken away from them, forcing them to relocate. Although gentrification normally has negative connotations, there are many people who believe that gentrification results in “an upward trend in property values ​​in previously neglected neighborhoods.” (Jerzyk) On the other hand, this new trend in property values ​​and business causes those... middle of paper... Review. Network. May 8, 2014."Newport, Rhode Island." (RI 02840, 02841) Profile: Population, Maps, Real Estate, Averages, Houses, Statistics, Relocation, Travel, Work, Hospitals, Schools, Crime, Removals, Homes, News. Onboard Computing and the Web. May 08, 2014. “Housing in Rhode Island: Working Together to Bring You Home.” Rhode Island Housing: State Consolidated Plan. Rhode Island Housing and Web. May 08, 2014. . (Chapter 5: Real Estate Market Analysis) Schaffer, Richard and Neil Smith. “The Gentrification of Harlem?” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 76.3 (1986): 347-65.Department of Geography. Hunter College in New York University City. Network. May 25 2014. .