Presented by Academy of Science St. Louis. Native tribes in Alaska have more than fifty words for snow, but we have only one word for socioeconomically ascending neighborhoods-gentrification. When we lump complex processes such as changing neighborhoods under one term, we invite confusion. A simplistic view of gentrification has distracted attention form the more serious problem of disinvestment and deterioration. In fact, gentrification is a complex and variegated phenomenon, one that author and political scientist, Todd Swanstrom, demonstrates using examples from St. Louis in this fascinating look at our changing neighborhoods. Adults. Registration required.