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Title: Investigating the Association of Historical Preservation and Neighborhood Status in Detroit, 1970-2015

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: Cities throughout the United States have adopted historical designations in order to protect the historic architectural resources and promote economic development of areas that carry a cultural significance to their communities. Detroit, a city in steep economic decline from 1970 until 2015, has also attempted to use historical preservation to promote economic development in particular neighborhoods. The role of historic preservation has rarely been considered in a city in steep, ongoing economic decline. The study presents spatial analysis techniques that can help determine the association, if any, of historical district designations with neighborhood rise or fall. By using various approaches to count structures and measure preserved space within census tracts, a difference-in-differences (DiD) analysis and an ordinary least squares regression model was developed to test the association of preservation and neighborhood status change from 1970 to 2015. The results indicate that census tracts with a historic designation showed less decline and quicker improvement in neighborhood status when compared to census tracts with no . . .

Url: https://spatial.usc.edu/m-s-in-gist-theses/

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Authors: Flores, David Rosas

Institution: University of Southern California

Department: Geographic Information Science and Technology

Advisor: Robert Vos

Degree: M.S.

Publisher Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Housing and Segregation

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