The presence of the Arc and the Wedge is evident in the following three maps. Many of these units are located in a sprawled pattern outside of the city, in areas that are typically high minority and low income. There was little presence of corporate landlord housing in the “wedge” of Charlotte that are historically white/ high income, where many residents own their own homes. A pattern emerges where attached homes (e.g., townhomes) are concentrated closer to the city center, while detached homes (e.g., single-family homes, 98.5%) are scattered. The majority of these developments being spread out as such contributes to sprawl and has potential to increase car dependency and greenhouse gas emissions. The “Urban Heat Island” effect is perpetuated by this development sprawl, which contributes to global temperature changes that therefore create more intense storm events and leave Charlotte at risk for dangerous flash flooding incidents (Kurki-Fox et al., 2022;Opportunity Insights, p. 11, 2020).

The examination of Charlotte's subdivisions reveals poor rankings for single-family detached homes in climate adaptation indicators. The top corporate landlord housing neighborhoods are spread across the “Arc” of Charlotte, illustrating urban sprawl and its associated drawbacks. If corporate landlord housing expands in Charlotte, more measures towards climate adaptation must be taken to reduce climate pollution. The City of Charlotte currently does not have a climate-specific action plan but has increased efforts towards tree protection, stormwater control and mixed use zoning (Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance, 2023). Developing a comprehensive climate adaptation plan at the county and city levels could guide future housing including corporate landlord housing  in addressing climate change in future developments. Additional efforts such as improving green transit accessibility and advocating for solar panel adoption are essential for mitigating climate pollution (Charlotte Future, p. 145, 2020: Solar@Scale, 2022;Sullivan, 2023). Promoting non-corporate home ownership and providing technical assistance and loans for retrofitting homes can also enhance accessibility to climate adaptation at the micro-level (e.g., energy efficient appliances, insulated windows, etc.) for future homeowners (Peters, 2023; Samayoa, 2024). With this study, we encourage further GIS analysis and research  to monitor climate adaptation progress and provide evidence-based  recommendations to ways cities like Charlotte can build to accommodate growth while reducing climate pollution.