Citation

Foote N, Walter R. Urban Geogr. 2017; 38(8): 1203-1230.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02723638.2016.1217637

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper investigates the complex demographic and social changes that have occurred in the neighborhoods of fast-growing United States metropolitan areas emerging as nodes in megapolitan regions between 1980 and 2010. A neighborhood typology is created using k-means cluster analysis to examine the demographic and housing characteristics, and geographic distribution, of neighborhoods that have existed in rapidly growing metropolitan areas. A socioeconomic index is created using principal component analysis (PCA) to analyze socioeconomic conditions within neighborhoods. Using data from the metropolitan areas of Las Vegas, Nevada; Austin, Texas; and Raleigh, North Carolina, this study identifies five neighborhood types, each of which has distinctive geographic and socioeconomic trends. The geographic orientation of each metropolitan area within their larger megapolitan region appears to have a role in the geography of neighborhood change. The results are also discussed in relation to human ecology, immigration, and economic restructuring.

Language: en

Keywords

growth; metropolitan areas; neighborhood change; Neighborhood typology; socioeconomic change