1. Visualizing Displacement and Gentrification: Los Angeles
Mitsue Iwata
Professor Jochen Albrecht
GTECH 201: Cartographic Studio
14 May 2014

2. Conceptual Model: Focus on Housing
Select Neighborhoods of interest and boundaries
(Source: LA Times, “Mapping L.A.”)
Find locations of Federal Housing Projects
(Source: National House Preservation Database)
Get Census data of selected neighborhoods and surrounding area, for 2000 and 2010
Median household income
Median rent
Race/Ethnicity
(Source: U.S. Census, American FactFinder)
Los Angeles

3. GIS Analysis: Locate Federal Housing Projects and Create Buffer Area
Steps:
Georeference addresses
Use “Minimum Boundary Geometry” tool to create polygon
Use “Buffer” tool around polygon
Select neighborhood tracts and surrounding area tracts
Create shape file of neighborhoods and surrounding area

4. Source: LA Times

5. GIS Analysis:
Median Household Income in 2000 and 2010

6. GIS Analysis: Median Rent in 2000 and 2010

7. GIS Analysis: Race in 2000 and 2010

8. Summary and Conclusion:
Summary of Census Data:
Median Household Income and Median Rent increased between 2000 and 2010.
Changes in racial make-up between 2000 and 2010 are inconclusive, or remained constant.
Further Research:
Develop methodology to understand displacement due to gentrification.
Collect data that is specific to displacement.
Summary and Conclusion:

9. Q & A