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<\/a><\/p>\nBelow is an adapted model that I created which will focus on the cultural, social, and economic interactions as they relate to urban green space.<\/p>\n
I want to detect spatial\u00a0 changes in social\/economic composition and environmental benefits of communities over time. I will then quantify the change in urban green space spatial distribution and relate this back to access, in order to understand who has access and how that access has changed spatially and temporally.<\/p>\n I anticipate a number of scenarios\/hypotheses to arise:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 If \u2206 in urban green space access > 0, then \u2206 in social\/economic composition, and environmental benefit\u00a0 > 0<\/p>\n If there is a positive change in urban greenspace, then there will be a positive change in the social\/economic composition and environmental benefit of the community as well.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 If \u2206 in urban green space access < 0, then \u2206 in social\/economic composition, and environmental benefit\u00a0 < 0<\/p>\n If\u00a0 there is no change in urban green space , then there will be no change in the social\/economic composition and environmental benefit of the community.<\/p>\n 3. Alternative Hypothesis – If \u2206 in urban green space access > 0, then \u2206 in social\/economic composition, and environmental benefit < 0<\/p>\n If there is a positive change in urban green space access, then there will be a negative change in the social\/economic composition and environmental benefit of the community.<\/p>\n Limitations:<\/p>\n – How will green space be formally defined?<\/p>\n I anticipate using a number of classifications for green space (park type, canopy coverage, greenness – NDVI ) thus I wonder How will this be further quantified?\u00a0 Can I use an index?<\/p>\n – Measurement of Access<\/p>\n Proximity \u2260 access<\/p>\n – Determining Migration<\/p>\n The data does not tell me where people go when they leave…<\/p>\n Can I detect the concept of “horizontal gentrification?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the last couple of weeks I have been working to better define my research focus: A geographical approach to understand how the local spatial structure of urban green space shapes the way in which communities evolve.\u00a0 I hope to inform the Environmental Justice, Resilience Theory, and Adaptation literature as well. ( I anticipate adding… Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n