Variable Data:
| Dataset | Changes made to Dataset | Source |
| Income Data | Data was parsed to gather only the total 2015 income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households | CHASS, 2016 Canadian Census Data |
| Visible Minority Data | Data was parsed to gather only the total visible minority population in private households | CHASS, 2016 Canadian Census Data |
| Education Data | Data was parsed to gather only the total highest certificate, diploma, or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households | CHASS, 2016 Canadian Census Data |
| Population Density | Data was parsed to gather only population density per square kilometer | CHASS, 2016 Canadian Census Data |
| Population | Data was parsed to gather only the total population | CHASS, 2016 Canadian Census Data |
Basemap Data
| Dataset | Changes made to Data | Source |
| Greenest City Projects | Shapefile data was transformed into point data | Vancouver Open Data Portal, 2021 |
| 2016 Generalized Land Use Classification | Data was divided by residential and non-residential land-uses | MetroVancouver Open Data Catalog, 2016 |
| Statistics Canada Census Tract Cartographic Boundary File | Data was parsed to include only the Metro Vancouver Boundary | Statistics Canada, 2011 |
| Coastal Waters Boundary File | – | Statistics Canada, 2011 |
| Public Streets | – | Vancouver Open Data Portal, 2019 |
Additional Sources:
- ArcMaps. (2021). Interpreting Exploratory Regression Analysis results. Esri. https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/spatial-statistics-toolbox/interpreting-exploratory-regression-results.htm.
- ArcMaps. (2018). Interpreting GWR results. Esri. https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/spatial-statistics-toolbox/interpreting-gwr-results.htm.
- ArcGIS Pro. (2019). How Spatial Autocorrelation (Global Moran’s I) works. Esri. https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-statistics/h-how-spatial-autocorrelation-moran-s-i-spatial-st.htm.
- ArcGIS Pro. (2019). What is a z-score? What is a p-value? https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.7/tool-reference/spatial-statistics/what-is-a-z-score-what-is-a-p-value.htm.
- Baviskar, A. (2018;2019;). Rethinking environmentalism: Linking justice, sustainability, and diversity. The MIT Press. 86-101.
- EPA Gov. (2015). Dasymetric Toolbox. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/dasymetric-toolbox.
- Gee & Grant. (2019). In the Dark: the Cost of Canada’s Data Deficit. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-in-the-dark-the-cost-of-canadas-data-deficit/.
- Statistics Canada. (2021). 2021 Census dissemination planning: Release plans. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/prodserv/release-diffusion-eng.cfm
- Transit Maps. TransLink. (n.d.). Retrieved December 16, 2021, from https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/transit-system-maps
- Tru Libraries. (2021). Canadian Census. https://libguides.tru.ca/censuscanada/censustract
Lastly, we wholeheartedly thank the continuous help of our professor, Brian Klinkenberg, and teaching assistant, Billy Brown throughout the construction of this project.