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A simple preliminary model of gentrification is presented. The model is based on an irregular cellular automaton architecture drawing on the concept of proximal space, which is well suited to the spatial externalities present in housing markets at the local scale. The rent gap hypothesis on which the model's cell transition rules are based is discussed. The model's transition rules are described in detail. Practical difficulties in configuring and initializing the model are described and its typical behavior reported. Prospects for further development of the model are discussed. The current model structure, while inadequate, is well suited to further elaboration and the incorporation of other interesting and relevant effects.
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Received: 1 November 2001 / Accepted: 12 April 2002
Town centres data were made available by kind permission of the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
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O'Sullivan, D. Toward micro-scale spatial modeling of gentrification. J Geograph Syst 4, 251–274 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101090200086
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