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  Survey 200 Neighborhood Characteristics
Identifier:274_1

Publication date:2005

Author(s):
Amy Nelson
Nancy Grimm
Diane Hope
Corinna Gries
Chris Martin


Keywords:
Phoenix, Arizona, Sonoran Desert, caplter, Central Arizona Phoenix Longterm Ecological Research, urban, metropolitan area, Long Term Monitoring, Water Policy, Use, and Supply, Land Use Changes, survey 200, neighborhoods, Project id 27, caplter created, caplter core monitoring

Temporal Coverage:
1999-02-01 - 2006-06-30

Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description:Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, USA
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.794316 to -111.566698
Latitude:33.838010 to 33.198342

Contact:
Data Manager, 
Global Institute of Sustainability,Arizona State University,POB 875402,Tempe
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Methods used in producing this dataset:
Visible Signs of Past Human Activity Protocol
Footprints

bike or off-road vehicle tracks

litter, dumped trash, abandoned vehicles (a separate category from smaller trash)

graffiti, disturbance of plants by animals or people

informal play spaces for children (play houses)

informal recreation sites (evidence of broken liquor bottles, gun or archery targets, drug use or trafficking)

informal living sites (homeless camps, water bottles, bonfire sites, privies)

sports facilities

# cars, motorcycles, bicycles, houses.

Evaluation of surrounding neighborhood:
Buildings: residential, commercial, institutional, industrial

Types of residences single family, multi family, apartments

Approximate (perceived) social class: rich, upper middle class, working class, lower class, poor

front yard upkeep/appearance: professionally maintained, good, poor

landscape type: xeric, mesic, mixed,turf present

tree density: high, low




Entities:

Table Name: 27_neigh_buildings_1.csv

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Attributes:
Attribute:site_id
 Description:Unique combinations of letters and numbers used to identify the sites used in this study

Attribute:visit_id
 Description:visit id, encrypted date of visit MMDDYYYY

Attribute:neigh_buildings
 Description:Building use


Table Name: 27_neigh_irrigation_1.csv

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Attributes:
Attribute:site_id
 Description:Unique combinations of numbers and letters used to identify the sites used in this study

Attribute:visit_id
 Description:visit id, encypted date of visit MMDDYYYY

Attribute:neigh_irrigation
 Description:Neighborhood irrigation systems


Table Name: 27_neigh_landscape_1.csv

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Attributes:
Attribute:site_id
 Description:Unique combination of numbers and letters used to identify the sites used in this study.

Attribute:visit_id
 Description:visit id, encypted date of visit MMDDYYYY

Attribute:neigh_landscape
 Description:Type of landscaping in the neighborhood


Table Name: 27_neigh_residences_1.csv

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Attributes:
Attribute:site_id
 Description:Unique combinations of numbers and letters used to identify the sites used in this study

Attribute:visit_id
 Description:visit id, encypted date of visit MMDDYYYY

Attribute:neigh_residences
 Description:Type of residences


Table Name: 27_neigh_yardupkeep_1.csv

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Attributes:
Attribute:visit_id
 Description:visit id, encypted date of visit MMDDYYYY

Attribute:site_id
 Description:Unique combinations of numbers and letters used to identify the sites used in this study

Attribute:samp_date
 Description:Sample date is encrypted within the visit Id


Attribute:yard_upkeep
 Description:General neighborhood upkeep of the yards


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