Browsing by Subject "Indianapolis neighborhoods"

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    Canopy and Plantable Space Within NESCO Neighborhood, Indianapolis, Indiana
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2013-04-05) King, Steven M; Ye, Nan; Kabat, Amanda
    The purpose of this study is to identify changes and the current disposition of the existing tree canopy and plantable spaces within the Near Eastside Community Organization (NESCO) neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana. The maps produced would provide a base layer for an online model that would be used to determine which plantable spaces would be most appropriate for the planting of new trees by the organization; Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB).The aerial images used were taken as part of the National Agriculture Imagery Program from June 2012. They are 4 band images with 1 meter resolution. We conducted an unsupervised classification of the image using ERDAS to determine cover type, and converted the classification to a polygon file in order to create a grid fishnet of NESCO in ArcMap. The online model under construction will use social vulnerability, high surface temperature areas and soil type as variables in order to determine the most suitable locations for the planting of trees. KIB plans to use this online model to best mitigate the effects of the urban heat island effect and social vulnerability. The techniques used to develop these base map layers are reproducible and could be used to conduct an analysis of plantable space in any city. For this study we compared the 2012 canopy and plantable space grid maps to 2010 grid maps to identify trends in the spatial makeup of the tree canopy.
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    New Places in Old Spaces
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2014-04-11) Cantrell, Kelli; Kabat, Amanda; Woodruff, Jason
    Urban abandonment in the United States has taken a devastating toll on neighborhoods and communities. Some Indianapolis neighborhoods are dealing with decline in creative ways, as there is a renewed market demand for those communities while others continue to be forgotten. This poster describes cycles of decline and rebirth in urban Indianapolis neighborhoods as seen through the eyes of local residents. We will take you on a journey through time and place in 3 different Indianapolis neighborhoods: decline and rejuvenation in Lockefield Gardens; stories of near east side residents as they battle the challenges of seeing their neighborhood abandoned; and a community that is reusing abandoned lots to rejuvenate and reunite their neighbors through the creation of a community garden. Through these three case studies, we are analyzing the ways that neighborhoods are both reinventing themselves and, in other cases, falling prey to neglect as a result of the failure of the market to create a demand for their homes and businesses.
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    Research Partnerships: Undertaking and Understanding Collaborative Ethnography in Indianapolis
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09) Hyatt, Susan B.; Branstrator, Daniel; Baurley, Margaret; Dagon, Molly; Yarian, Stephanie
    Students will present a range of collaborative research projects they have undertaken in consultation with neighborhood and community-based organizations in Indianapolis. They will address the benefits, challenges and limitations that collaborative research has posed for them, as ethnographers-in-training
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    Rethinking Retail in Indy: Reconnecting East 10th Street, Reinventing Small Town Shopping, Reevaluating 1970s Shopping Malls, and Revitalizing Fountain Square
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2014-04-11) White, Katherine; Chodor, Jessica; Wolfe, Kendall; Khalid, Umara
    The dawn of 21st century brought about significant advances in technology that affected all aspects of social life. These advances, specifically the interstate system and the automobile, revolutionized the institution of retail and the way we as consumers shop. In the 1970s, the strip center, the enclosed mall and big box stores drew business from local retail, leaving many urban neighborhood retail strips abandoned. In present day, we see yet another shift in retail trends as the presence of “dead malls” becomes more common and authentic urban shopping strips re-emerge. The gap between these two eras of retail has not been completely bridged, though. In this presentation, we will explore different perspectives on the future of urban retail throughout Greater Indianapolis through the use of ethnographic and descriptive research methods. We will look at possibilities for the re-use of the largely abandoned Lafayette Square Mall; evaluate different perspectives on how East 10th Street can reconnect retail with a struggling residential community; analyze the impact of downtown and highway oriented retail nodes on the struggling revitalization of suburban Greenfield; and examine whether the unique and independently owned eateries and pubs are truly serving as engines in spurring the economic revival of the older neighborhood of Fountain Square.