Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Journal of Planning Education and Research
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X241294232
Abstract
This paper proposes a replicable, data-driven index to identify informal subdivisions and measure levels of peri-urban housing informality. Dallas (Texas) and Catawba (North Carolina) county assessment data, a review of the literature, and insights from qualitative research in North Texas yielded variables which were reduced to two factors through exploratory factor analysis. We identified 128 and fifty-three highly informal subdivisions in Dallas and Catawba counties, respectively. This work highlights the pervasiveness of peripheral informal subdivisions and helps guide planners’ efforts to locate and assist the most precarious subdivisions.
Publication Date
11-11-2024
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Reyes, Ariadna; Kharel, Subham; Newton, Josh; and Caudillo, Camilo, "An Index to Identify and Classify the Spectrum of U.S. Peri-Urban Informal Subdivisions" (2024). SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive. 93.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_sageoapubs/93