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Title: The Extent of Centralization of Housing Units in Large American Cities 1970-2020
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: The centralization of housing units in 56 large urban areas from 1970 to 2020 is measured using an index based on the ratio of the mean distance housing units are located from the center to the mean distance if the housing units were uniformly distributed across the urban area. Mean centralization declines from 1970 to 2010 and then increases in 2020. Highest levels of centralization tend to occur in old large urban areas, especially in the Northeast. Centralization increases with urban area size and declines as areas grow more rapidly. Measures based on units in the urban core and suburban periphery, and the central density from the negative exponential model are reasonable measures of centralization. The negative exponential density gradient is not. Several of these measures show patterns over time similar to the centralization index, first declining and then increasing in recent decades. This raises the possibility that long-standing trends in urban decentralization may be ending.
Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373897580
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Authors: Ottensmann, John
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Topics: Housing and Segregation, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography
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