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Table 1 Community Assessment Project (CAP) variables

From: A novel tool for assessing and summarizing the built environment

 

Built environment domain

Source

Housing damage

Property disorder

Territoriality

Vacancy

Nuisances

Miscellaneous (no domain)

Literature

· Boarded door

· Litter

· Security bars

· Occupied

· Drug paraphernalia

· Property type

   

· Unoccupied

· Food garbage

 

· Holes in walls

· Garbage

· No trespassing sign

· Inoperable vehicle

· Property sub-type

· Roof damagae

· Broken glass

· Security sign

 

· Dog waste

· Front entry type

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· Chimney damage

· Discarded furniture

· Fencing

· Discarded furniture

· Garden

· Foundation damage

· Discarded appliances

 

· Discarded appliances

· Greenery

· Entry damage

· Discarded tires

· Discarded tires

· “For sale” sign

· Door damage

· Inoperable vehicle

· Condoms

· “For rent” sign

· Peeling damage

· High weeds

· Cigarette butts

· Home repair

· Fire damage

· Fencing damage

· Alcohol container

· New home construction

· Boarded windows

· Graffiti (on private property)

· Clothes

· Peeling paint

· Broken windows

· Broken glass

 
  

· High weeds

 

· Graffiti (on public spaces)

Community

· Condemned

· Cars on lawn

· Barbed wire

· Demolished

· Shopping carts

· Eviction notice

 

· No grass

· “Beware of dog” sign

 

· Tree debris

 

· Standing water

 

· Large trash

· Dog

 

· Batteries

 

· Fallen wire

· Broken water meter cover

· Uncovered storm drain

· Baby diapers

· Construction debris

· Deep holes

· Standing water

Project leaders

Other condition

Other nuisance (on private property)

  

Other nuisance (on public spaces)

· Padlocked

· Driveway present

· Fence material

· Fenced area

      

· Window A/C unit

  1. This table lists each of the variables used in the assessment of parcels (n=53) and public spaces (n=26), as well as the built environment domain they describe and the source that motivated the inclusion of each variable.