John R Ottensmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 174408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John R Ottensmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | John R |
| FAMILY NAME | Ottensmann |
| SIGNATURE | OTTENSMANN J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The spatial extent of the effect of foreclosures on crime
The Effect of Foreclosures on Crime in I ndianapolis, 2003–2008
Objective Until recently, few studies have examined the relationship between home foreclosures and crime. Foreclosures are one major source of neighborhood instability and can be expected to affect crime from several theoretical perspectives. Some recent research has found conflicting results on whether foreclosures cause crime. Method This study examines whether foreclosures are a robust predictor of crime and whether the effect of foreclosures …
Land Use and Violent Crime
Although research has shown specific land uses to be related to crime, systematic investigation of land uses and violent crime has been less common. This study systematically examines links between land uses and violent crime and assesses whether such links are conditioned by socioeconomic disadvantage. We employ geocoded Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data from the Indianapolis police department and information on 30 categories of land use and demog…
Luci Land Use in Central Indiana Model and the Relationships of Public Infrastructure to Urban Development
New urban development creates a need for additional public infrastructure, including improved transportation facilities and extended water and sewer utility services. At the same time, the provision of new public infrastructure can significantly affect the urban development patterns. Plans for public infrastructure must take into account both future urban development patterns and the effects of those plans on those future patterns. The Land Use i…
Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods
The powerful optimization capabilities included in modern electronic spread-sheets, such as the Solver in Excel, provide opportunities for implementing facility location and spatial interaction models in the spreadsheet environment. Such models are used as part of an integrated public facility location assignment in the teaching of planning methods. These spreadsheet applications provide students with the tools for applying the models to realisti…
Partially Constrained Gravity Models for Predicting Spatial Interactions with Elastic Demand
The levels of spatial interactions with certain types of public services, such as libraries and recreation facilities, may vary with the total numbers of opportunities available. Two partially constrained gravity models are developed that provide for this possibility of elastic demand. Circulation data for public libraries in Indianapolis, Indiana, are used to estimate the parameters of these models. The results show the presence of elasticity in…
Evaluating Equity in Service Delivery in Library Branches
Equity in the delivery of urban services traditionally has been evaluated by considering the quantities of the service provided to residents of different neighborhoods within the city. For services provided at specific locations, such as branch libraries, such an approach fails to incorporate the importance of travel to the facilities and the value placed on accessibility to them. This study examines service provision by 21 branch libraries in In…
Central City Dominance in Metropolitan Areas and the Availability of Affordable Housing
Fragmented suburban jurisdictions dominating a metropolitan area may limit the availability of affordable housing because of their restrictive land use regulations. When the central cities are dominant, however, their less restrictive land use regulations may result in the increased availability of affordable housing. In a study of 46 of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, it was found that those areas where over half of the population or la…
The Impact of Net Migration on Neighbourhood Racial Composition
While it has been commonly assumed that racially mixed neighbourhoods in US cities will become increasingly black, the results of this study question the validity of this assumption. In a series of simulations it is shown that in urban areas with no black inmigration the proportion of the black population does not increase in racially mixed neighbourhoods, unlike the case where there is black in migration to the urban area. With reductions in the…
Analyzing Planning Alternatives Using Electronic Spreadsheets
The electronic spreadsheet is a type of software which allows information to be laid out on a table that automatically com putes and presents the results The real power of the electronic spreadsheet lies in their allowing the user to make changes and ask "what if" questions This article discusses the use of the electronic spread sheet as a tool for the analysis of planning alternatives
Neighborhood Heterogeneity Within an Urban Area
Microcomputers in Applied Settings
Two models of the diffusion of computer use and the use of more sophisticated social science methodology in applied settings are posited: Top-down diffusion involves the spread of sophisticated techniques from larger to smaller agencies, while grass-roots diffusion involves the gradual upgrading of methods used in a wider range of settings. Possible examples of the role of microcomputers in fostering both types of diffusion in urban planning are …
Social Behavior in Urban Space
The Changing Spatial Structure of Americn Cities
Land Use and Violent Crime
Although research has shown specific land uses to be related to crime, systematic investigation of land uses and violent crime has been less common. This study systematically examines links between land uses and violent crime and assesses whether such links are conditioned by socioeconomic disadvantage. We employ geocoded Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data from the Indianapolis police department and information on 30 categories of land use and demog…
The Effect of Foreclosures on Crime in I ndianapolis, 2003–2008
Objective Until recently, few studies have examined the relationship between home foreclosures and crime. Foreclosures are one major source of neighborhood instability and can be expected to affect crime from several theoretical perspectives. Some recent research has found conflicting results on whether foreclosures cause crime. Method This study examines whether foreclosures are a robust predictor of crime and whether the effect of foreclosures …
Evaluating Equity in Service Delivery in Library Branches
Equity in the delivery of urban services traditionally has been evaluated by considering the quantities of the service provided to residents of different neighborhoods within the city. For services provided at specific locations, such as branch libraries, such an approach fails to incorporate the importance of travel to the facilities and the value placed on accessibility to them. This study examines service provision by 21 branch libraries in In…
Social Behavior in Urban Space
The spatial extent of the effect of foreclosures on crime
Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods
The powerful optimization capabilities included in modern electronic spread-sheets, such as the Solver in Excel, provide opportunities for implementing facility location and spatial interaction models in the spreadsheet environment. Such models are used as part of an integrated public facility location assignment in the teaching of planning methods. These spreadsheet applications provide students with the tools for applying the models to realisti…
The Impact of Net Migration on Neighbourhood Racial Composition
While it has been commonly assumed that racially mixed neighbourhoods in US cities will become increasingly black, the results of this study question the validity of this assumption. In a series of simulations it is shown that in urban areas with no black inmigration the proportion of the black population does not increase in racially mixed neighbourhoods, unlike the case where there is black in migration to the urban area. With reductions in the…
Neighborhood Heterogeneity Within an Urban Area
Microcomputers in Applied Settings
Two models of the diffusion of computer use and the use of more sophisticated social science methodology in applied settings are posited: Top-down diffusion involves the spread of sophisticated techniques from larger to smaller agencies, while grass-roots diffusion involves the gradual upgrading of methods used in a wider range of settings. Possible examples of the role of microcomputers in fostering both types of diffusion in urban planning are …
The Changing Spatial Structure of Americn Cities
Social Behavior in Urban Space
Microcomputers in Applied Settings
Two models of the diffusion of computer use and the use of more sophisticated social science methodology in applied settings are posited: Top-down diffusion involves the spread of sophisticated techniques from larger to smaller agencies, while grass-roots diffusion involves the gradual upgrading of methods used in a wider range of settings. Possible examples of the role of microcomputers in fostering both types of diffusion in urban planning are …
Neighborhood Heterogeneity Within an Urban Area
Analyzing Planning Alternatives Using Electronic Spreadsheets
The electronic spreadsheet is a type of software which allows information to be laid out on a table that automatically com putes and presents the results The real power of the electronic spreadsheet lies in their allowing the user to make changes and ask "what if" questions This article discusses the use of the electronic spread sheet as a tool for the analysis of planning alternatives
The Impact of Net Migration on Neighbourhood Racial Composition
While it has been commonly assumed that racially mixed neighbourhoods in US cities will become increasingly black, the results of this study question the validity of this assumption. In a series of simulations it is shown that in urban areas with no black inmigration the proportion of the black population does not increase in racially mixed neighbourhoods, unlike the case where there is black in migration to the urban area. With reductions in the…
Central City Dominance in Metropolitan Areas and the Availability of Affordable Housing
Fragmented suburban jurisdictions dominating a metropolitan area may limit the availability of affordable housing because of their restrictive land use regulations. When the central cities are dominant, however, their less restrictive land use regulations may result in the increased availability of affordable housing. In a study of 46 of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, it was found that those areas where over half of the population or la…
Evaluating Equity in Service Delivery in Library Branches
Equity in the delivery of urban services traditionally has been evaluated by considering the quantities of the service provided to residents of different neighborhoods within the city. For services provided at specific locations, such as branch libraries, such an approach fails to incorporate the importance of travel to the facilities and the value placed on accessibility to them. This study examines service provision by 21 branch libraries in In…
Partially Constrained Gravity Models for Predicting Spatial Interactions with Elastic Demand
The levels of spatial interactions with certain types of public services, such as libraries and recreation facilities, may vary with the total numbers of opportunities available. Two partially constrained gravity models are developed that provide for this possibility of elastic demand. Circulation data for public libraries in Indianapolis, Indiana, are used to estimate the parameters of these models. The results show the presence of elasticity in…
Applications of Spreadsheet Optimization Capabilities in Teaching Planning Methods
The powerful optimization capabilities included in modern electronic spread-sheets, such as the Solver in Excel, provide opportunities for implementing facility location and spatial interaction models in the spreadsheet environment. Such models are used as part of an integrated public facility location assignment in the teaching of planning methods. These spreadsheet applications provide students with the tools for applying the models to realisti…
Luci Land Use in Central Indiana Model and the Relationships of Public Infrastructure to Urban Development
New urban development creates a need for additional public infrastructure, including improved transportation facilities and extended water and sewer utility services. At the same time, the provision of new public infrastructure can significantly affect the urban development patterns. Plans for public infrastructure must take into account both future urban development patterns and the effects of those plans on those future patterns. The Land Use i…
Land Use and Violent Crime
Although research has shown specific land uses to be related to crime, systematic investigation of land uses and violent crime has been less common. This study systematically examines links between land uses and violent crime and assesses whether such links are conditioned by socioeconomic disadvantage. We employ geocoded Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data from the Indianapolis police department and information on 30 categories of land use and demog…
The Effect of Foreclosures on Crime in I ndianapolis, 2003–2008
Objective Until recently, few studies have examined the relationship between home foreclosures and crime. Foreclosures are one major source of neighborhood instability and can be expected to affect crime from several theoretical perspectives. Some recent research has found conflicting results on whether foreclosures cause crime. Method This study examines whether foreclosures are a robust predictor of crime and whether the effect of foreclosures …
The spatial extent of the effect of foreclosures on crime
Computer Science (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Housing Market and Economics (5 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works)