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HOW DO HOUSTON’S COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IMPACT SOCIAL SEGMENTATION? Hadiqa Memon Anthony Moore Rachel Shenoi

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HOW DO HOUSTON’S COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IMPACT SOCIAL SEGMENTATION?

Hadiqa Memon Anthony Moore Rachel Shenoi

Tapestry Distribution of Houston

2010 UT HEALTH OF HOUSTON SURVEY

Number of neighborhood and environmental problems and health

status:

Relative levels of disadvantage and health status by quartiles:

West University

Houston Ship

Channel

(Health of Houston Survey 2010, The University of Texas School of Public Health)

How do the relative rates of asthma, specifically in the Houston Ship Channel and West University, indicate the health of Houstonians and highlight the socioeconomic segmentation of Houston?

Objectives:

PROPOSED QUESTION:

Compare different tapestries across Houston (i.e. West University and Houston Ship Channel) to highlight the social segmentation present in Houston.

Illustrate the environmentally induced health hazards that arise from a growing economy.

Develop future methods to reduce the impact of toxic air pollutants on Houston’s social segments.

SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

People with a lower socioeconomic status

live in areas with greater pollutants.

Increased exposure to hazardous chemicals, i.e. PM, SO2, and NO2.

Exacerbates asthma.

These health problems accumulate and

increase chances for developing confounding

diseases.

Socioeconomically disadvantaged families

may not be able to afford adequate medical

treatment.

The relationship of socioeconomic factors to increased health risks:

Lack of education

Lack of income

Lack of opportunit

y

1) Measure asthma incidence rates across Houston over a specific time period.

2) Obtain levels of 3 key pollutants (diesel particulate matter, NO2, and SO2) across Houston over a specific time period via TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) database.

3) Compare tapestry, income level, and race segmentation for a 1, 3 and 5 mile radius from the Houston Ship Channel and West University via ESRI GIS.

OUR METHODOLOGY

OUR CONTRIBUTION

Figure 1: Black (5 mile radius); Red (10 mile radius); Blue (20 mile radius).

Applying market research and business principles to get a better understanding of the people that make up the Houston communities.

29%

Ethnic Enclaves

• Avg. HHI: $27,000 - 64,000• Socioeconomic Status Index: 63 –

119• Avg. Household Size: 3-4• Various ethnic groups, with a good

majority of Hispanic heritage.

12%

Midtown Singles

• Avg. HHI: $17,000 – 41,000• Socioeconomic Status Index: 48-

90• Avg. Household Size: 2 – 3 • A diverse group of young

individuals in service positions.

11%

Affluent Estates

• Avg. HHI: $98,000 – 157,000• Socioeconomic Status Index: 171-

232• Avg. Household Size: 2-3• Older generation with community

that enjoys a greater quality of life.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF RESEARCH QUESTION:

Spatial Heterogeneity Spatial variance of asthma Environmental Impact Financial cost for the health of Houstonians (Cost of US asthma estimate: $11.3

billion in 1998)Environmental Justice

“Certain minority populations are forced, through their lack of access to decision-making and policy-making processes, to live with a disproportionate share of environmental ‘bads’—and suffer the related public health problems and quality of life burdens.” (McEntee 2009)

Public Policy Quality of Life

The opportunity cost of a growing economy in relation to the health of citizens

(Rob, 2000, Environmental Institute of Houston)(Bonorris, 2010, American Bar Association and Hastings College of the Law)

Analyzing the formation of socioeconomically disadvantaged hot spots and their disease threats.

Research in community planning and effective distribution of resources

Cost effective methods to reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts

FURTHER AVENUES OF RESEARCH: