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Spatial Screening

Vacant parcels are selected through geographic information system overlay, neighborhood comparisons, and proximity analysis using 50-meter route buffers and 800-meter school buffers. Vacancy, crime, social vulnerability, and walking-route data are combined to establish the study context.

Project connection: Cleveland vacant-land research

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