parsing the innerburbs a tri-city study of growth trends and policy challenges
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PARSING THE INNERBURBS
A Tri-City Study of Growth Trends and Policy Challenges
Presentation Outline
-A priori definition of the “Innerburbs”
-Goals of study
-Methodology
-Monterrey and Latin America specific issues
The Innerburbs - first glance
The Innerburbs
The Innerburbs - first glance
The Innerburbs
The built-up area around the historic city center.
The Innerburbs - first glance
The InnerburbsThe built-up area around the historic city center.Former ‘suburbs’ now bounded by current peripheral development.
The Innerburbs - first glance
The InnerburbsThe built-up area around the historic city center.Former ‘suburbs’ now bounded by current peripheral development.Established areas that have been more or less fully serviced by the city.
The Innerburbs - first glance
The InnerburbsThe built-up area around the historic city center.Former ‘suburbs’ now bounded by current peripheral development.Established areas that have been more or less fully serviced by the city.Assumption: receive inadequate attention at the local and regional policy level.
The Innerburbs - first glance (cont’d)
Current Literature“One-Fifth of America: A Comprehensive Guide to America’s First Suburbs”
(Puentes & Warren, The Brookings Institute)
-Temporally delimited:post-World War II city development (1950 cut-off)
-Key Finding:
the ‘first suburbs’ are diverse sections within cities-Demographically, economically, socially, etc.
Goals of Study
Objectives:
-Develop a working definition of “the innerburbs”
-Apply this definition to an analysis of housing trends in the US and Mexico
Methodology
Easier to cut out what is NOT the innerburbs-Identify the historic city core
-Identify current suburbs, i.e., those that currently form the periphery
-Eliminate these areas and focus on remainder- the “doughnut”
Methodology
The City Core:
-comes from urban historic narratives.
-the researchers also used historical maps to track the development of the core and surrounding areas.
Methodology
Upon preliminary analysis of the core, a fourth zone was created- the ‘Inurba’
Inurba: The Inner Urban Area:
-Pre-WWII residential communities built to directly support the functions of the city core.
-Thought of as part of the city in the popular historical narrative.
Methodology
The Suburbs:
-not as substantively defined as the city core.
-the researchers used a general 1980 cut-off to delimit innerburban from current suburban development.
Methodology
Map Creation:
-Using these boundaries and census shape files, the researchers used GIS software to build geo-referenced maps of the cities.
Definition (Base) Map - Austin, TX
Definition (Base) Map - Houston, TX
Definition (Base) Map – Monterrey (1950-1980)
Methodology
Upon creating the Base Maps, the researchers loaded data sets into GIS to create informative maps.
Example: Map - Austin
Example: Map - Houston
Example: Map - Monterrey
Methodology
Determining Key Analysis Variables:
-Having established the procedure for map creation, the researchers developed a list of potentially interesting variables to analyze.
-Overarching project goal is to find policy gaps, variables selected mostly concerned population characteristics, quality of life, and civic engagement.
Table 1: Analysis Themes & Variables
Theme U.S. Variables Mexico Variables Race/ethnicity Black
White Asian Hispanic Other
Indigenous language Indigenous origin
Origin Born in Texas Born in different state
Born in Nuevo Leon Born in different state
Socio-Economic Status Median family income Median property value Median property tax
Adult earnings
Housing People per room Owner/renter occupancy Mortgage/non-mortgaged
Owner/renter occupancy Dirt floors Walls of precarious materials Electricity Sewage
Education N/A Educational attainment
Methodology
Next Steps:
-Analysis of map overlays, looking for interesting case studies.
-Selection of innerburb neighborhoods for further analysis
-fieldwork in neighborhoods to extract useful findings.
Innerburbs in Latin America
-A Closer look at Monterrey
-Questions regarding method(s) for defining the innerburbs in Latin America
Monterrey
Methedology
-1950 vs. 1960
-Limit A vs. Limit B
-Irregular Settlements vs. City Growth
Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey Innerburbs Limit A
Monterrey Innerburbs Limit B
FIN