Date of Award
Spring 2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Geography
Director of Thesis
Conor Harrison, PhD
First Reader
Zhenlong Li, PhD
Second Reader
Zhenlong Li, PhD
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the South Carolinian eviction crisis from the perspective of radical geography. South Carolina was chosen for the severity of its crisis and the lack of research at a sub-state level. Court records of eviction filings from 2019 were geocoded and tested for spatial clustering, which was clearly visible. Plaintiff names were used to identify the most frequent filers and distinguish landlords by type. At the census tract level, eviction filing counts were compared with neighborhood characteristics using negative binomial regression, and most were found to be significant in South Carolina. To better capture spatial variation in how eviction filings may be best explained, the paper introduces Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) to the field of eviction research. This novel approach is shown to be useful at identifying the interactions between eviction and localized housing markets, although it was not established as statistically stronger that linear regression. Finally, this report urges a reorientation of eviction research towards the application of its findings.
First Page
1
Last Page
64
Recommended Citation
Magnuson, Ethan, "The Eviction Landscape in South Carolina" (2021). Senior Theses. 402.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/402
Rights
© 2021, Ethan Magnuson
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