Fred ShamIntro to GIS - Fall 2011

VANCOUVER’S

ENIGMATIC

POST

INDUSTRIALEX

PERIEN

CE

» LOCATION

CanadaVancouver

Downtown »

Stanley Park »

BritishColumbia

» POST - INDUSTRIALISM

Informational and Service Sector

Industry and Manufacturing

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» METHODOLOGY

Census Data(Tract Level)

(1) Age 20-34(2) Has University Degree(3) Total Median Income(4) Rent Capitalization Rate(5) Population Density

Location Quotients Spatial Concentrations

1 2 31.00

On average, per tract. Greater than 1.100.91 - 1.10

0.00 - 0.90

0.50

1.50

» METHODOLOGY CONT. . .

Relative ShiftsOver Time

41.00

0.50

1.50

1.33

1.00

0.67

1986 2006

Average: Average:

Greater than 1.100.91 - 1.10

0.00 - 0.90

» CENSUS TRACTS

1986 2006

Downtown Core

» AGE 20 TO 36

1986 2006Greater than 1.511.11-1.500.91-1.100.51-0.900.00-0.50

» HAS UNIVERSITY DEGREE

1986 2006Greater than 1.511.11-1.500.91-1.100.51-0.900.00-0.50

» TOTAL MEDIAN INCOME

1986 2006Greater than 1.511.11-1.500.91-1.100.51-0.900.00-0.50

» RENT CAPITALIZATION

1986 2006Greater than 1.511.11-1.500.91-1.100.51-0.900.00-0.50

» POPULATION DENSITY

1986 2006Greater than 1.511.11-1.500.91-1.100.51-0.900.00-0.50

» CONCLUSION

1986 2006

Age 20-36

UniversityDegree

MedianIncome

RentCapitalization

PopulationDensity

The location quotients have

increased across all five variables within the downtown core.

This confirms that Vancouver indeed deviates from the traditional post-

industrial experience.