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The Extent and Nature of Gentrification in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000
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Sanchez-Geraci, Daniel Abdon
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Year and Degree
2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Sociology.
Abstract
The goal of this analysis is to establish a national baseline estimate of levels of gentrification within U.S. metropolitan areas. This analysis quantifies gentrification using multiple dimensions of change from 1990 to 2000 to examine exactly how much gentrification occurred during the period. Furthermore, variation between metropolitan areas is examined as a function of disinvestment and subsequent urban reinvestment within central city neighborhoods. To estimate prevalence and variation, data are drawn at the tract level from the Neighborhood Change Database (NCDB) with normalized boundaries so that an unbiased estimate of change may be made. A logistic regression analysis is employed to determine the features of metropolitan areas that are most conducive to gentrification. The findings of national prevalence indicate that sixty percent of metropolitan areas included in the analysis were found to have at least one gentrified neighborhood in their central city area. Cities such as New York, Chicago, Portland, Denver and Cleveland were found to have substantially higher levels of gentrification. Subsequently, the results indicate that cities that have been disinvested vis-a-vis an older housing stock and a large percentage of people in poverty were more likely to experience gentrification. Reinvestment, as measured by the mean central city income increase from 1990 to 2000 also significantly increases the likelihood of gentrification.
Committee
Rachel Dwyer, PhD (Advisor)
Claudia Buchmann, PhD (Committee Member)
Edward Crenshaw, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
68 p.
Subject Headings
Sociology
Keywords
Gentrification
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Urban Studies
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Neighborhood Change
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Sanchez-Geraci, D. A. (2009).
The Extent and Nature of Gentrification in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1249829713
APA Style (7th edition)
Sanchez-Geraci, Daniel.
The Extent and Nature of Gentrification in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000.
2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1249829713.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Sanchez-Geraci, Daniel. "The Extent and Nature of Gentrification in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1249829713
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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