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SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAND USE REGULATIONS AND DEMOGRAPHY IN CALIFORNIA CITIES
Jenneille Hsu, MPP 2011
Feb. 7, 2011
UP206A Introduction to GIS
Background
Strict land use regulations imply spacious living environment and higher value of houses, but more energy used and less “green”
Land use regulations vs. demographic data Household income Education level % of registered green party members % of people voted Yes on “green” proposition in Nov.
2008 Prop 7: Renewable Energy Generation Prop 10: Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy
Bonds
Wharton Residential Land Use Regulatory Index
Created by the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania
A survey delivered to city governments nationwide
The sample mean is zero and the standard deviation equals one.
Nationwide 480 cities responded the survey; CA statewide 180 cities responded.
Cities with a high level of land use regulations(The Wharton Index: 1.07 ~3.59)
Land use regulation and median household income
American Community Survey
Land use regulation and thepercentage of population holding BA degrees
American Community Survey
Land use regulation and the percentage of registered Green Party members
Land use regulation and the percentage of voting “Yes” on “green” propositions