Publication Date

12-1974

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Wayne Hoffman, Kirk Dansereau, James Bingham

Degree Program

Department of Geography and Geology

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explain the temporal variations of the residential distribution of Blacks in Nashville, Tennessee. A stepwise regression model revealed that Black occupancy exhibits positive relationships with substandard units and overcrowded units and an inverse relationship with average monthly rent. While the quality of housing became more equitable in the period of 1950 to 1970, overcrowding increased in severity. During this period of Black population augmentation, residential expansion took place. One of the three areas of ghetto growth was chosen as a study area in which to simulate residential diffusion in the 1960 - 1970 decade. Although the diffusion model was far from accurate, the pattern simulated proved beneficial in gaining insight into the succession process.

Disciplines

Geography | Human Geography | Race and Ethnicity | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology

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