School of Humanities and Social Science Division of Social Science 202 Understanding Experiences in Historical Environments Supervisor: TAM Kim-Pong / SOSC Student: PENG Wanwen / GCS-IHSS Course: UROP 3200, Fall Currently, history museums shift the focus towards providing visitors with more memorable on-site experiences, where visitors can experience specific feelings. Thus, history museums become a destination for visitors and their companions spending time. However, their on-site experiences and after-visit cognitions and behaviors may be influenced by companions based on different types and their intimacy levels. Therefore, this project aims to research how the presence of companions affects museum visitors' on-site experience and after-visit cognitions and behaviors under history museum contexts. It raises a SIRR (Sensory, Introspective, Restorative, Recreational) Model to represent on-site experiences and clarify the relationship among three variables. Qualitative methods, including observation and focus group interviews, along with quantitative surveys, will be applied to collect data. Ridership and Public Transit Expansion Supervisor: WANG Wen / SOSC Student: HU Yanshuo / ECOF Course: UROP 1100, Spring UROP 2100, Summer In the last four decades, China has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its transportation and public transit infrastructure. At the same time, the growth of the economy and real estate industry was unprecedent. This study investigates the impact of public transit expansion on housing prices in Beijing. I conducted data cleaning and geographical analysis on secondhand housing transaction records from China’s largest real estate agency and related the change in housing prices to the expansion of urban subway system. The findings reveal a clear positive relationship between housing prices and their proximity to subway stations. Furthermore, during the construction of subway lines, the housing premium diminishes temporarily due to the adverse effects caused by the construction activities. Ridership and Public Transit Expansion Supervisor: WANG Wen / SOSC Student: TAO Junheng / MAEC Course: UROP 3100, Fall Over the past decade, public transit has rapidly expanded across various metropolitan areas in the US. Despite increased public transit service provision, ridership has remained stagnant or even declined. Professor Wang proposes that the availability of these services engenders gentrification in neighborhoods, consequently “pricing out” those who rely on public transit. To evaluate this proposal, we conducted a preliminary empirical analysis. Our findings suggest that new accessibility to public transit indeed accelerates gentrification, as evidenced by increases in house values and residents’ average income. Furthermore, the evidence indicates that minority populations are particularly vulnerable and disproportionately affected by the effects of gentrification, often being priced out of their neighborhoods. This report documents the methodology used in the preliminary analysis and groundworks for future analytical design.
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