Skip to main content

Table 2 Socioeconomic and land cover variables used in the canonical correlation analysis

From: Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil

Variables

Description slum characteristics

Socioeconomic

 

Bathroom

Proportion of households without bathroom

Water

Proportion of households with piped water

Garbage

Proportion of households where garbage thrown on an empty lot or street

Income

Average income of heads of household per month

Crowding

Proportion of households with more than 6 residents

Land cover

 

Corrugated roof

Proportion of corrugated roofs per impervious surfaces within a census tract

White-painted roof

Proportion of white-painted roofs per impervious surfaces within a census tract

Tile roof

Proportion of tile roofs per impervious surfaces within a census tract

Pavement

Proportion of pavement per impervious surfaces within a census tract

Texture

Standard deviation of the high-pass filter of the red band within a census tract