Urban Land-Use in Phoenix years 1959 and 2012, Central Arizona Phoenix.
Publication date: 2014-04-24
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-113.34 to -111.59
Latitude:+34.01 to +32.91
POB 875402,TEMPE
caplter.data@asu.edu
Author(s):
- Joseph Tuccillo
Abstract:
Generalized land-use in Phoenix and adjoining cities by 1960 census tracts for 1959 and 2012. Includes developed land uses (Residential, Commercial, Public/Semipublic, Industrial) and undeveloped uses (Agriculture, Vacant).
Keywords:
phoenix, land-use, urban, historical, postwar, agriculture, agricultural loss, urbanization, census caplter, central arizona phoenix longterm ecological research, arizona, caplter created, az, cap, arid land
Temporal Coverage:
2012-01-01 to 1959-01-01Temporal Coverage:
1959-01-01Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: Urbanizing area of Phoenix and adjoining cities by 1960, including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Glendale. Missing Downtown Tempe and Arizona State University (Tract 7-95) 1959.Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-113.34 to -111.59
Latitude:+34.01 to +32.91
Contact:
Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University,POB 875402,TEMPE
caplter.data@asu.edu
Methods used in producing this dataset: Show
Data Files (1) :
Spatial Vector: Phoenix_LU_1959-2012
Description: Generalized land-use in Phoenix and adjoining cities by 1960 census tracts for 1959 and 2012. Includes developed land uses (Residential, Commercial, Public/Semipublic, Industrial) and undeveloped uses (Agriculture, Vacant).
Horizontal Coordinate System:WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_12N
Geometry Type: Polygon
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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FID | Internal feature number. |
OID | |
Shape | Feature geometry. |
Geometry | |
TRACT_NUM | Tract identification number, as listed in City of Phoenix Advanced Planning Task Force’s 1959 study Land Use of the Phoenix Urban Area (43-46). Additional hyphens/numbers indicate tracts consolidated to match the 1960 US Census boundaries. |
string | |
LAND_AC_12 | 2012 Total land by tract in acres, excluding streets, alleys, and canals.
“LAND_AC”=“SFR”+”MFR”+”COM”+”IND”+”P_SP”+”AG”+”VAC” (+”UNDEF” for 2012 only)
|
string | |
SFR_12 | 2012 Acreage by tract of Single-Family Residential (detached dwelling) land-use; includes parcels classified as both “Single-Family” and “Two-Family” Residential. |
string | |
MFR_12 | Acreage by tract of Multifamily Residential (attached dwelling) land-use for 2012; Includes apartments, condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes |
string | |
COM_12 | 2012 Acreage by tract of Commercial land-use; Includes retail, offices, parking |
string | |
IND_12 | 2012 Acreage by tract of Industrial land-use; includes Light Industrial uses (i.e. automotive, scrapyards, warehousing, distribution centers, light manufacturing), railroads, and heavy |
string | |
PSP_12 | 2012 Acreage by tract of Public and Semipublic land-use; includes churches, schools, city parks, airports, hospitals, emergency response, utilities, government buildings |
string | |
AG_12 | 2012 Acreage by tract of Agricultural land-use; includes productive and fallow agricultural land |
string | |
VAC12 | 2012 Acreage of Vacant land |
string | |
UNDEF_12 | Undefined Area, 2012 |
string | |
Shr_SFR12 | 2012 Ratio of Single-Family residential land-use (“SFR”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_MFR12 | 2012 Ratio of Multifamily residential land-use (“MFR”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_COM12 | 2012 Ratio of Commercial land-use (“COM”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_IND12 | 2012 Ratio of Industrial land-use (“IND”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_PSP12 | 2012 Ratio of Public/Semipublic land-use (“PSP”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_AG12 | 2012 Ratio of Agricultural land-use (“AG”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_VAC12 | 2012 Ratio of Vacant land-use (“VAC”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_UDF12 | 2012 Ratio of Undefined land-use (“UNDEF”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
TOTAL_AC | Total tract area in acres |
string | |
LAND_AC_59 | 1959 Total land by tract in acres, excluding streets, alleys, and canals.
“LAND_AC”=“SFR”+”MFR”+”COM”+”IND”+”P_SP”+”AG”+”VAC”
|
string | |
SFR_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Single-Family Residential (detached dwelling) land-use; for 1959, includes parcels classified as both “Single-Family” and “Two-Family” Residential. |
string | |
MFR_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Multifamily Residential (attached dwelling) land-use; Includes apartments, condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes |
string | |
COM_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Commercial land-use; Includes retail, offices, parking |
string | |
IND_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Industrial land-use; includes Light Industrial uses (i.e. automotive, scrapyards, warehousing, distribution centers, light manufacturing), railroads, and heavy manufacturing |
string | |
PSP_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Public and Semipublic land-use; includes churches, schools, city parks, airports, hospitals, emergency response, utilities, government buildings |
string | |
AG_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Agricultural land-use; includes productive and fallow agricultural land |
string | |
VAC_59 | 1959 Acreage by tract of Vacant land; derived for 1959 by subtracting a 1961 canal area buffer estimate (20 feet for minor lateral canals, 45 feet for major canals) from the original “Canals and Vacant” land-use class; |
string | |
ST_AL_59 | Acreage by tract of Streets and Alleys; 1959 only; not included in “LAND_TOTAL” |
string | |
Shr_SFR59 | 1959 Ratio of Single-Family residential land-use (“SFR”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_MFR59 | 1959 Ratio of Multifamily residential land-use (“MFR”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_COM59 | 1959 Ratio of Commercial land-use (“COM”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_IND59 | 1959 Ratio of Industrial land-use (“IND”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_PSP59 | 1959 Ratio of Public/Semipublic land-use (“PSP”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_AG59 | 1959 Ratio of Agricultural land-use (“AG”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string | |
Shr_VAC59 | 1959 Ratio of Vacant land-use (“VAC”) to “LAND_TOTAL” by tract |
string |