Identifying and comparing changes in the spatial concentrations of urban poverty and affluence: a case study of inner London

There is increasing interest, both academically and politically, in the spatial concentrations of poverty and affluence within cities. Although there has been a long history of research in this area, the majority of work has been concerned with poverty rather than affluence and has relied upon methods and measurement techniques that do not take into account the spatial concentrations of poverty. This research attempts to address this problem by measuring poverty and affluence using GIS and spatial statistical methods. By utilising contemporary census data and data collected by Charles Booth one hundred years ago, the research attempts to reveal the long-term changes in the spatial concentrations of poverty and affluence within inner London.