Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.
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| author | Diao, Mi, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | Joseph Ferreira, Jr. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/376562019-04-11T07:00:21Z Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets Diao, Mi, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joseph Ferreira, Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108). The economic distress of America's inner cities is one of the most pressing issues facing the nation. Many analysts have asserted the unmet retail demand in inner-city neighborhoods and the potential for translating this demand into investment. Tapping the unmet retail demand has been considered an important strategy to accelerate the economic development in inner cities. The purpose of this study is to propose an analytical framework that can reveal the spatial patterns of retail markets and test whether and to what extent inner-city neighborhoods are actually 'under served'. With the help of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) tools, this study designs and calculates neighborhood indicators of the demand, supply and gaps in retail markets with census tract level socioeconomic data and parcel level business data. Based on the indicators, econometric models are developed to quantitatively estimate the 'pure' impact of an inner-city location on the local retail supply level. The neighborhood indicator system is applied to the food store markets in the Boston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). (cont.) Econometric analysis shows that inner-city tracts have an annual food store retail sales level (in millions of dollars per square mile) that is significantly lower than non inner-city tracts in the Boston MSA, after controlling for other factors that may influence retail supply level. The proposed analytical framework can be easily applied to other retail markets as well as other MSAs. The spatial patterns of retail markets revealed by the neighborhood indicators can be helpful for business owners to identify opportunities for future business expansion or recruitment. by Mi Diao. M.C.P. 2007-06-28T12:16:44Z 2007-06-28T12:16:44Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37656 123896926 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 115 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Diao, Mi, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title | Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title_full | Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title_fullStr | Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title_short | Using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| title_sort | using neighborhood indicators to understand inner city markets |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37656 |
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