9 papers
Banking Deserts," City Size, and Socioeconomic Characteristics in Medium and Large U.S. Cities
Scott W. Hegerty
A lack of financial access, which is often an issue in many central-city U.S. neighborhoods, can be linked to higher interest rates as well as negative health and psychological out…
Are Rents Excessive in the Central City?: A Geospatial Analysis
Scott W. Hegerty
In many U.S. central cities, property values are relatively low, while rents are closer to those in better-off neighborhoods. This gap can lead to relatively large profits for land…
Deprivation, Crime, and Abandonment: Do Other Midwestern Cities Have 'Little Detroits'?
Scott W. Hegerty
Both within the United States and worldwide, the city of Detroit has become synonymous with economic decline, depopulation, and crime. Is Detroit's situation unique, or can similar…
Are the Spatial Concentrations of Core-City and Suburban Poverty Converging in the Rust Belt?
Scott W. Hegerty
Decades of deindustrialization have led to economic decline and population loss throughout the U.S. Midwest, with the highest national poverty rates found in Detroit, Cleveland, an…
Bank Density, Population Density, and Economic Deprivation Across the United States
Scott W. Hegerty
Recent research on the geographic locations of bank branches in the United States has identified thresholds below which a given area can be considered to be a "banking desert." Thu…
Acquisitive Crimes, Time of Day, and Multiunit Housing in the City of Milwaukee
Scott W. Hegerty
According to "Social Disorganization" theory, criminal activity increases if the societal institutions that might be responsible for maintaining order are weakened. Do large apartm…