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Spatial segregation and urban form in Mexican cities
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Abstract With a population of more than 120 million people, most Mexican cities suffer from socioeconomic inequalities and these are worsened by spatial inequalities resulting from their urban form
and structure. A number of studies have been published looking at limited public services and
how this may af... view more
With a population of more than 120 million people, most Mexican cities suffer from socioeconomic inequalities and these are worsened by spatial inequalities resulting from their urban form
and structure. A number of studies have been published looking at limited public services and
how this may affect those on lower incomes in Mexico. However, very few studies have used
spatial accessibility as a means of explaining urban inequalities and informing city planning. Spatial
accessibility is defined as the measurable geographical access from residential locations to destinations for services and public goods. This paper investigates the potential of a spatial accessibility
index to provide evidence for making location/planning decisions that benefit the largest number
of residents. To achieve this aim, we combine three geographical secondary data sets with geospatial analysis. First, two important urban public services, i.e. health and education, are located,
and catchment areas are then generated according to their respective sizes. For the second set,
the integration values of each city at metropolitan and district scales are calculated using Space
Syntax to observe how its configuration may influence the distribution of activities and the way
the inhabitants live and move. The third set is demographic data from the 2010 national census of
Population and Housing, analysed at the residential block level. This paper focuses on the results
of combining two accessibility indices (cumulative opportunities and Space Syntax’s integration
value) that examine the degree to which the lack of a basic public service could be associated with
the spatial segregation of an area to provide evidence (comprehensible by decision-makers) for
making location and planning decisions that benefit the largest number of residents.... view less
Keywords
Mexico; urban planning; urban geography; public service; segregation; morphology; suburb; geographical factors; social inequality; health care; education system; educational institution; information system; geography; social integration
Classification
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Free Keywords
Urban segregation, urban morphology, geospatial data, spatial accessibility, Mexican cities
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1347-1361
Journal
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 46 (2019) 7
Issue topic
Urban Big Data Analytics and Morphology
ISSN
2399-8083
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed