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We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using machine learning trained on longtime residents’ observations
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We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using machine learning trained on longtime residents’ observations

Maya Mueller and Isaac Quaye
The Conversation
30 Mar 2025
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https://theconversation.com/we-analyzed-philly-street-scenes-and-identified-signs-of-gentrification-using-machine-learning-trained-on-longtime-residents-observations-277704View
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Abstract

We are Ph.D. candidates in architectural engineering and geography, environment and urban studies at Drexel and Temple universities in Philadelphia. Working with a multidisciplinary team of professors and students, we recently developed a new way to map gentrification in Philly neighborhoods using a combination of accounts from longtime residents, Google Street View images and machine learning. [Excerpt]

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