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Diversity and Economic Development in Urban Neighborhoods: A Case Analysis of Columbia City, Seattle

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dc.contributor.authorJones, Melissa Kayen
dc.contributor.committeechairHyra, Derek S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Daniel B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKoebel, C. Theodoreen
dc.contributor.departmentUrban Affairs and Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:32:55Zen
dc.date.adate2012-05-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:32:55Zen
dc.date.issued2012-03-14en
dc.date.rdate2012-05-08en
dc.date.sdate2012-03-27en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to explore the ways racial and socio-economic diversity potentially affect economic development in Columbia City, one of Seattle's most diverse neighborhoods. Case studies of diverse metropolitan neighborhoods have not considered the impacts of diversity on economic development directly, and quantitative studies regarding diversity and economic development have produced conflicting results. Therefore, this exploratory research will attempt to answer the question, how do neighborhood actors perceive the relationship between racial and socio-economic residential composition and economic development in a diverse, urban neighborhood? For this study, the author conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with neighborhood stakeholders including nonprofit leaders, government officials, business owners, and residents. The author used the interpretive approach to analyze the interviews. Results derived from the perspectives, accounts, experiences, opinions, and understanding of neighborhood informants suggest an important connection between diversity and economic development.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03272012-090909en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03272012-090909/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31561en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartJones_MK_T_2012.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdiversityen
dc.subjecteconomic developmenten
dc.subjectneighborhooden
dc.subjectColumbia Cityen
dc.subjectSeattleen
dc.titleDiversity and Economic Development in Urban Neighborhoods: A Case Analysis of Columbia City, Seattleen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban Affairs and Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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