Socio-Spatial Segregation and the Spatial Structure of ‘Ordinary’ Activities in the Global South

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22018439
AutoresPablo Muñoz Unceta (0000-0003-1670-2691, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia), Birgit Hausleitner (0000-0002-9409-4620, Delft University of Technology), Marcin Dąbrowski (0000-0001-6775-0664, Delft University of Technology)
Año2020
Volumen5
Número3
Páginas303-318
Fecha de publicación2020-08-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635
EditorialCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/up.v5i3.3047
OpenAlexW3081915779
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas26

Planning practice in the Global South often defines a border between formal and informal developments ignoring the complex and nuanced reality of urban practices and, consequently, worsening segregation. This article proposes an alternative view of socio-spatial segregation that shifts the distinction between formal/informal towards one that emphasises access to opportunities and their relationship with the spatial structure of the city. Under this alternative framework, applied to the case of the Valle Amauta neighbourhood in Lima, Peru, we reflect on how socio-economic activities, shaped by spatial conditions and social practices, increase or reduce socio-spatial segregation. Our findings suggest that a shift towards strategies aimed at increasing accessibility to centrality, provided by the density of social and economic activities, could offer new opportunities for planning practice and theory in the Global South

Centrality · Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Global South · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · Regional science · Sociology · Spatial configuration · Spatial planning · Latin American Urban Studies · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis