Despite its small land coverage, urban land and its expansion have exhibited profound
impacts on global environments. Here, we present the scenario projections of global urban …

Research methods in social science take advantage from broader trends such as
digitalization and increasing computational power, however, this is an evolving explorative …

Objectives: From 2010 through 2015, the city of Buffalo demolished over 2,000 residences.
This study examines whether those demolitions resulted in crime reductions. Methods …

In the wake of the US housing crisis, a flurry of research has examined the consequences of
foreclosure for crime, and much of the literature suggests that foreclosure impacts crime …

Informal social control is considered a vital component of the well-being of urban
communities. Though some argue that the actions that constitute this social process are …

Place and local milieu have always been important considerations in the study of human
behavior. However, place is typically measured with secondary data in aggregate form …

Research suggests that vacant homes are associated with a variety of negative outcomes for
communities, including higher rates of some crimes. A few studies in this vein have …

This study aims to investigate the longitudinal associations between patterns of housing
vacancies, neighborhood social disorder, and crime in the city of New Orleans. Using large …

The neighborhood environment plays a significant role in shaping neighborhood
perceptions and, as a result, on quality of life. Little research, however, has been conducted …

Prior studies indicate that vacant houses (both derelict and occupiable) are often associated
with increased crime. However, the majority of the research on that relationship has been …