Week 5: Part 1

This week i worked in preparation for critique of my ideas, focusing on gentrification as a major issue and sub issues which arise from gentrification such as poverty, crime, unemployment etc.

Map 1: Gentrification 

Comic sketch of Gentrification

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1703122!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/spike-lee.jpg

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Images of Brooklyn before and after Gentrification
http://gizmodo.com/tracking-brooklyns-rapid-fire-gentrification-with-googl-1594799132

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Gentrification definition: the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents.  

Utilizing GIS overlay, i identified the areas at the highest risk of future gentrification by overlaying the following maps. Figureground Map, Poverty Percentage Map, Suburbs Map, Land Prices Map, Household Income Map, Crime Rates Map, Demographics Map and Education Level Map.  This process was done by converting the most undesirable characteristics of each map to white whilst working to the most desirable which would be grey.

Used Maps

GIS overlay map showing in red the highest potential gentrification levels

To better explain these maps when it comes to presentation time, there will be a number of representative icons which show the process involved as to how these sites were selected.  This graphical method of explanation will follow through for the ensuing map analysis.

The questions now lie.  How will a chosen site or sites bridge the connection between the 2 segregated red areas? How will the site or sites promote the community change of the stakeholders needs and wants? and how will the site or sites effect their immediate contexts and future growth?

Week 4

Poverty Percentage Map

Map information located at

http://visual.ly/poverty-brooklyn-block-block-analysis

Level of Education Map

Map information located at

http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/files/2012/10/ICPH-nyc-education.pdf

Brooklyn Suburbs Map

Map information located at

Land Price Increase Map

Map information located at

http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/ny/New-York-City/Maps

Crime Rates Map

Map information located at

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/brooklyn/crime/

Week 3

This week i was designated aspects of social landscapes whilst also reading the community stakeholders needs and wants which i have abbreviated below.

Community Stakeholders needs and wants abbreviated
The community stakeholder’s general consensus is to promote equality and sustainability over the long term through a variety of methods such as context revitalization, creative settings, employment opportunities, and educational awareness.

Over the following weeks i will map these conditions which will eventually inform me in how i will choose my site.

Demographics Map

This map shows the different demographics currently calling Brooklyn home.  This map is important when it comes to designing an intervention as social and cultural equality will influence this process.

This map was sourced from

http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/comparinator/pluralitymap.htm

Population Density Map

This map was sourced from
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1

Social Infrastructure Map

This map shows the study areas many social infrastructure buildings and services. This map will be valuable when it comes to designing an intervention as buildings and services can help support or improve.

(Not sure why blogger does this to images but this image is not meant to have a grey overlay)

This map was sourced from

http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/comparinator/pluralitymap.htm

Average Income Map

This map was sourced from

http://allenspector.com/mappinggowanus/gis.php

Week 2

Met everyone in group 4 today, and formed a group with Peter and Sepideh.

Our homework for next week was to do some mapping analysis which will contribute to assignment 1 and 2.  For my part of the analysis as part of the group i chose land use.  Aside from land use i created a figure ground and transportation map to better understand the area as well as use them for further map underlays

Base Map

This map will be used as the underlay for the ongoing map studies.  The map was zoomed in and screen captured a number of times to gain greater detail of the study region.

The map was sourced from 

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886

Date of Buildings built

This map was produced in order to see when these buildings were built which could give a better understanding of the areas uses during different time periods.

Information from this map was sourced from

http://bklynr.com/block-by-block-brooklyns-past-and-present/

Figure ground Map

This map was produced to gain an easier understanding of how dense this particular section of Brooklyn is in regards to block size and building size.

Information for this map was sourced from

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886

Land use map

Understanding land use could possibly determine the growth of Brooklyn and the development around the Gowanus Canal.  

Information for this map was sourced from

Property Boundary Map

Property boundary maps are useful as you can quickly determine the extent of a selected site.  This will be valuable when the time comes to choose a site for the rest of DEH701

Information for this map was sourced from

http://maps.nyc.gov/taxmap/map.htm

Transportation Map

Understanding traffic flow can give another indication of how Brooklyn and surrounding areas have grown.  Breaking transportation down into colors can easily identify types of transport.

Transportation Map

Information for these maps was sourced from

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886