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Introduction

Mega events can create quick changes to a city’s landscape. They can have many direct and indirect consequences. This study examines Atlanta and Fulton County, Georgia and the changes that occurred due to the 1996 Olympic Games. Specifically, this study examines the changes to land cover, property values and social attributes. A social index was created based on education levels that include masters or higher and professional degrees for people of the age twenty five and older, and household income equal to $50 000 and higher. GIS will be used to analyze the change in land cover, property values and changes to the social index.

Research Questions

We want to look at specifically:

1 Did the Olympic venues show any relation to significant neighborhood transformations between the 1980’s and 2003?
2 Were Olympic venues located in areas that were already undergoing transformation prior to the 1990s?
3 Or do the locations of Olympic venues seem to have 'neighborhood effects' large enough to change important aspects of the social and economic fabric of inner city neighborhoods in the 1990s?

Research Area

This study examines the city of Atlanta in Fulton County.

Olympic Changes in Atlanta

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