title: Urban vegetational change as an indicator of demographic trends in cities: the case of Detroit.
abstract: "In this study the author seeks to find whether changes in urban vegetation can be linked to urban social changes by using Detroit [Michigan] as a case study. Demographic trends in Detroit are analyzed in light of the increasing greenness in the city detected by recent satellite images. Robust relationships between greenness change and demographic factors associated with urban decay (population decline, an increase in poverty level, and an increase in vacant units) are found.... It is concluded that vegetation trends could be used as indicators of urban socioeconomic changes. A vegetation-based urban environmental quality index could therefore be developed to monitor physical and social changes in the cities."
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emmanuel
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D008377:Maps as Topic; D008824:Michigan; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012922:Social Change; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Environment; Environmental Degradation; Geographic Factors; Maps; Measurement; Michigan; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Change; Social Problems; Spatial Distribution; United States; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization