Abstract
After the 2008 housing loan crisis, many houses were foreclosed/abandoned in Michigan, and specifically Grand Rapids (GR). Our study provides a collaborative and scalable model for collecting parcel-level housing data, in a southeast GR neighborhood within 15 U.S. Census Blocks. Grand Valley State University Geography faculty and students partnered with the Seeds of Promise organization/residents by using GIS/sidewalk visual observation to assess housing vacancy and evaluation of physical conditions to better understand the current housing conditions.
Recommended Citation
Ma, Kin M.; Hendrick, Andrea; and Transue, Judith
(2018)
"Housing Assessment Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A Case Study of Community Engagement from Grand Rapids, Michigan,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 10:
Iss.
3, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol10/iss3/2
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Community Psychology Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, Service Learning Commons, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons