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Mapping the Path of Gentrification: An Analysis of Gentrification Susceptibility in Cincinnati, Ohio

Gafvert, Rebecca C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1314114199

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2011, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Community Planning.
The contemporary debate about gentrification reveals a changing understanding of the process and its effects in communities. Current research and accounts in the media reflect the recognition that though gentrification has long been associated with harmful impacts, the process can potentially lead to positive change. However the benefits of gentrification can only be enjoyed if the process is recognized, understood, and anticipated. Because the process largely occurs in the context of the real estate market - which is affected by policy and planning - professionals and public servants in these sectors can have an impact on the progression of gentrification. Policy makers, planners, and community stakeholders often intervene in communities facing gentrification to prevent displacement, dissipate tension, and ensure that the benefits of gentrification are equitably distributed. This research aimed to examine the causes of gentrification in the City of Cincinnati and identify areas where gentrification could occur. Through a combination of content analysis, expert surveys, and GIS mapping, it revealed that there are specific areas in the City that may be susceptible to gentrification. Experts from the public, private, and nonprofit fields of planning, housing, real estate, community and economic development were surveyed to develop a list of gentrification causes specific to Cincinnati. Borrowing from the methods of site suitability analysis, these causes were then used as inputs in an overlay analysis to measure susceptibility to gentrification throughout Cincinnati. The result is not a predictive model, but a picture of where gentrification is likely to occur in the future, if conditions remain favorable. The research was intended to model a methodology that could be refined with additional cases and used as a tool for communities.
Menelaos Triantafillou, MLA (Committee Chair)
Christopher Auffrey, PhD (Committee Member)
129 p.
Urban Planning
gentrification; GIS; overlay; neighborhood change; filtering; housing succession

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  • Gafvert, R. C. (2011). Mapping the Path of Gentrification: An Analysis of Gentrification Susceptibility in Cincinnati, Ohio [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1314114199

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gafvert, Rebecca. Mapping the Path of Gentrification: An Analysis of Gentrification Susceptibility in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1314114199.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gafvert, Rebecca. "Mapping the Path of Gentrification: An Analysis of Gentrification Susceptibility in Cincinnati, Ohio." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1314114199

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