Exploring the Effects of Urban Sprawl on Low-Income Neighborhoods in Birmingham, AL

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dc.contributorCurtin, Kevin M
dc.contributorHolt, William G
dc.contributorWeber, Joe P
dc.contributor.advisorAppiah-Opoku, Seth
dc.contributor.authorBlankenship, Jesslyn Cameron
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T14:34:40Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T14:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractUrban sprawl has led to poorly planned cities that spread out over large distances of land, creating unequal distribution of resources and blocking access to opportunities for low-income residents who remain in the central city (Squires, 2002) . While sprawl does provide the opportunity to live a quiet life outside of the city, the lasting impacts of sprawl are beginning to be seen in inner city communities. Two of these communities are Birmingham, Alabama’s North and East neighborhoods. This study explores the possible causes of Birmingham’s sprawl and residents' opinions of how urban sprawl impacts them socially, economically, and environmentally. Using geographic information system (GIS) technology and a comparison case study approach, it analyzes Birmingham’s history and census tracts within the North and East neighborhoods in order to: determine if low-income households are increasing in fringe suburbs while simultaneously decreasing in the inner city; ascertain whether or not being in close proximity to an economic hub has any effect on household income; establish if property values are an indicator of upward mobility for communities; and confirm the historical causes of the city’s sprawl. In doing so the research was able to determine how residents in North and East Birmingham perceive the potential effects of sprawl. Similar methodology can be applied to other mid-sized American cities hoping to gain more insight into how sprawl affects their citizens.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/181529
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003968
dc.identifier.otherBlankenship_alatus_0004M_14633
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8200
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectCommunity Planning
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectLow-income
dc.subjectUrban Planning
dc.subjectUrban Sprawl
dc.titleExploring the Effects of Urban Sprawl on Low-Income Neighborhoods in Birmingham, ALen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Geography
etdms.degree.disciplineUrban planning
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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