IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Susan Hyatt
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Anthropology
suhyatt@iupui.edu
Mapping Foreclosures and Reclaiming Neighborhoods: Using GIS and Ethno
Indianapolis' Eastside continues to be ground zero for one of the most pressing issues both in Indianapolis and nationally: that is, very high rates of mortgage foreclosure due to predatory lending. According to the Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis’ foreclosure rate ranks third in the US. Through working with students, neighborhood groups and a graduate research assistant from the Geography Department, we are combining the use of GIS (Geographic Information Science) along with ethnographic methods to create both an interactive map that can be accessed by community residents and practitioners.
