Introduction
Study Area
Method
Results
Sources of Error
Conclusion
The website is created to showcase a Geographical Information System (GIS) project for the course Geography 376 in the University of British Columbia.
Abstract
The focus of this project is to examine and understand the rapid development taking place in Yaletown Vancouver. The project breaks down into three parts, gentrification, redevelopment and ethnic diversification, and each part attempts to address a distinct dimension of the development. Overall, most of the dramatic changes were found in area sold to Concord Pacific. Proximity to water does not have direct influence on the property values; there are other factors which created the pattern of gentrification in Yaletown. The project also assesses the correlation between immigration and gentrification and finds that the more gentrified the more ethnically diversified. As much of the data used in project was collected by the student, many improvements can be done to minimize the uncertainty in data. Future researches may be made to study the relation between change of land use and increase in property value as it remains unclear in this project alongside with many others.
The powerpoint slideshow used in presentation is available here. The file would probably give an overview of the project which is helpful before reading the website.
This webmaster is Kelly S Liang, a second –year Geography and Asian Language and Culture student at UBC. She can be reached via this email.
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