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Majority’s Perception of Minority Groups vis-à-vis Housing Values within the San Juan, MSA: A Local Variation Approach

Diaz-Garayua, Jose R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1228166005

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2008, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
As observed by Massey and Denton (1993) housing is one of the primary means of wealth accumulation for the majority of families. However, the accumulation of wealth through housing value can be influenced by the racial, ethnic, or national composition of an area. Can (1998) points out that the importance of neighborhood characteristics in housing and mortgage markets is indisputable because housing is fixed in geographic space. This dissertation uses statistical confirmatory and exploratory spatial techniques to identify the clustering of ethnic and national groups as well as to assess their influence on housing values. This dissertation also employs a survey to explore neighborhoods’ residents’ perceptions of minority groups and housing values in specific areas within the San Juan MSA, Puerto Rico. The analyses show that while national origin does influence housing values this influence varies across space. By coupling local spatial analysis techniques, such geographically weighted regression, with the use of survey data this dissertation provides a more detailed understanding of the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and housing values. In addition, the use of national origin information along with ethnic identity in the analysis illustrates the utility of moving beyond the racial dichotomy of black and white in studies of housing values. This study, the first of its kind for Puerto Rico, also identifies new possibilities for research on housing values in other Latin American contexts.
Shawn Banasick, PhD (Committee Chair)
Milton Harvey, PhD (Committee Member)
David Kaplan, PhD (Committee Member)
Baffour Takyi, PhD (Committee Member)
Julio Pino, PhD (Committee Member)
265 p.
Geography
Puerto Rico; Housing Values; Urban Geography; Race; Ethnicity and Nationality

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  • Diaz-Garayua, J. R. (2008). Majority’s Perception of Minority Groups vis-à-vis Housing Values within the San Juan, MSA: A Local Variation Approach [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1228166005

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Diaz-Garayua, Jose. Majority’s Perception of Minority Groups vis-à-vis Housing Values within the San Juan, MSA: A Local Variation Approach. 2008. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1228166005.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Diaz-Garayua, Jose. "Majority’s Perception of Minority Groups vis-à-vis Housing Values within the San Juan, MSA: A Local Variation Approach." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1228166005

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