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Foreclosure effects
| Title: | Foreclosure effects: the changing landscape and those left behind in Broward County, Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Shaw, Cindy M. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Geosciences |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | xiii, 116 p. : ill. (some col.) | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The recent financial crisis which has beset the United States has made itself felt in a number of ways, not the least of which has been its adverse effect on the housing market. As foreclosure percentages accelerated, increasing numbers of properties across the country became empty and abandoned, leaving a visible imprint of deterioration in neighborhoods that were significantly affected. Initial GIS analysis of both foreclosed and non-foreclosed residential land in Broward County Florida was conducted, showing that there is a discernible spectral difference in the lawn space of these two types of properties, with foreclosed properties exhibiting more brownness, or loss of green space. In order to evaluate whether or not this visible deterioration has had an effect on residents left behind in areas of foreclosure and their own habits, 950 mail-in surveys were distributed throughout 19 different census tracts in Broward County, inquiring about demographics, surrounding foreclosures, degrees of concern for home value and appearance, and changes in lawn maintenance since the foreclosure crisis along with reasons for such change if such exists. Data received from respondents was then analyzed in order to identify any attributes or correlations which might contribute to further neighborhood change, and how any of these factors might be affecting attitudes or perceptions of those left behind, as well as their lawn maintenance habits. | |
| Identifier: | 852510817 (oclc), 3361063 (digitool), FADT3361063 (IID), fau:4144 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Cindy M. Shaw. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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| Subject(s): |
Financial crises -- United States -- Florida -- Broward County Foreclosure -- United States -- Florida -- Broward County Community development, Urban -- United States -- Florida -- Broward County Land use, Urban -- Environmental aspects United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361063 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
