Pablo Cabrera-Barona
Biographic Data
| ID | 4262746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pablo Cabrera-Barona |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pablo |
| FAMILY NAME | Cabrera-Barona |
| SIGNATURE | CABRERA-BARONA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6225-5717 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Caring in the streets of Quito
This article examines how urban accessibility in Quito’s Historic Centre, Ecuador, shapes the everyday possibilities of care for women informal street vendors who work and care simultaneously in public space. Drawing on feminist urban geography and social reproduction theory, this investigation situates accessibility within colonial legacies, patrimonial governance and gendered informal labour regimes. Using a mixed-methods design that integrates…
Exploring Spatial and Scalar Perspectives on the Links Between Urban Socioeconomic Deprivation and Health Outcomes
Understanding urban deprivation and its impact on health is crucial for addressing inequalities in cities. Using Quito as a case study, we developed a census-based socioeconomic urban deprivation index and analyzed three health outcomes: fatal injuries, COVID-19 deaths, and maternal mortality. Spatial patterns were examined using Local Moran’s I, and regression analyses included OLS, spatial lag, spatial error, and GWR models, applied at two spat…
Spatial, Temporal, and Explanatory Analyses of Urban Crime
Describing the Urban Jungle
The Amazon has a population that is largely urban. However, research is limited regarding representations and analysis of the urban Amazon. This article represents and describes Amazonian urban areas by applying a multicriteria urbanization index. Using the Ecuadorian Amazon as a case study, we constructed this index considering spatial indicators of fractal dimension, number of paved streets, urban luminosity, population density, and Euclidean d…
Validating local meteorological forecast knowledge in the Bolivian Altiplano
This study validates local forecast indicators used by indigenous Aymara in Bolivia’s Northern and Central Altiplano. In Bolivia, the use of traditional forecasting methods is declining even though climate services cannot provide useful forecasts because of a low density of stations and lack outreach services. Validating local knowledge can reduce the erosion of local knowledge by resolving debates over their utility within communities and by gai…
Voces sobre la salud en Twitter
En el presente artículo se calculan y evalúan sentimientos positivos y negativos sobre los hospitales públicos de Quito, Ecuador, a partir de información recopilada en Twitter. Para ello se realizó una recolección de tweets y retweets (observaciones) sobre hospitales vía API de Twitter. Durante la investigación se clasificaron estos datos en puntajes de sentimientos positivos (de 1 a 5) y negativos (de -1 a -5), usando el algoritmo SentiStrength.…
Financial inclusion and multidimensional poverty in Ecuador
Generating and Mapping Amazonian Urban Regions Using a Geospatial Approach
(1) background: Urban representations of the Amazon are urgently needed in order to better understand the complexity of urban processes in this area of the World. So far, limited work that represents Amazonian urban regions has been carried out. (2) methods: Our study area is the Ecuadorian Amazon. We performed a K-means algorithm using six urban indicators: Urban fractal dimension, number of paved streets, urban radiant intensity (luminosity), a…
Diversidad de la población en la ciudad de Quito
La diversidad de la población y los factores sociales y económicos son aspectos que pueden influenciar en la forma de vida urbana. En este trabajo se estudia la asociación de diversidad de la población con estatus socioeconómico, cohesión social y lenguaje indígena. La diversidad de la población se calculó aplicando el índice de entropía de Shannon, considerando autoidentificación étnica. Para el estatus socioeconómico, se usó el índice de privac…
La sociedad civil y la Agenda 2030. Una evaluación de la implementación de las acciones de los ODS en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito
La coordinación entre múltiples centros para la toma de decisiones y los tipos de actores, en todas las escalas y sectores, resulta fundamental para mejorar la efectividad de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 y los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS). Tal desafío es especialmente crucial para los acuerdos metropolitanos en los países en desarrollo donde la capacidad del Estado se muestra débil y las personas, a menudo, carecen de recursos …
Comparing Classic and Interval Analytical Hierarchy Process Methodologies for Measuring Area-Level Deprivation to Analyze Health Inequalities
Deprivation indices are useful measures to study health inequalities. Different techniques are commonly applied to construct deprivation indices, including multi-criteria decision methods such as the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The multi-criteria deprivation index for the city of Quito is an index in which indicators are weighted by applying the AHP. In this research, a variation of this index is introduced that is calculated using interv…
A Conceptual Urban Quality Space-Place Framework
Space and place are key concepts for understanding the functionality of social and environmental interactions. Cities are complex social-ecological systems where space–place interactions can be interpreted by means of quality of life. Firstly, we present several quality-of-life concepts that can be linked to space and place concepts. Secondly, we develop an analysis about space and place interactions, and how the social aspects, such as the sense…
Urban Green Space Perception and Its Contribution to Well-Being
Individual perceptions are essential when evaluating the well-being benefits from urban green spaces. This study predicted the influence of perceived green space characteristics in the city of Szeged, Hungary, on two well-being variables: the green space visitors' level of satisfaction and the self-reported quality of life. The applied logistic regression analysis used nine predictors: seven perceived green space characteristics from a questionna…
Influence of Urban Multi-Criteria Deprivation and Spatial Accessibility to Healthcare on Self-Reported Health
Self-reported health is considered a health outcome related to neighborhood characteristics. This study analyzes the influence of urban multi-criteria deprivation and spatial accessibility to healthcare on individual self-reported health from a case study carried out in the city of Quito, Ecuador. A multi-criteria deprivation index and two alternative scenarios of this index were generated. A gravity-based measure of spatial accessibility to heal…
Explaining Accessibility and Satisfaction Related to Healthcare
Accessibility and satisfaction related to healthcare services are conceived as multidimensional concepts. These concepts can be studied using objective and subjective measures. In this study, we created two indices: a composite healthcare accessibility index (CHCA) and a composite healthcare satisfaction index (CHCS). To calculate the CHCA index we used three indicators based on three components of multidimensional healthcare accessibility: avail…
Local Geographic Variation of Public Services Inequality
This study aims to explore the effect of the neighborhood scale when estimating public services inequality based on the aggregation of social, environmental, and health-related indicators. Inequality analyses were carried out at three neighborhood scales: the original census blocks and two aggregated neighborhood units generated by the spatial "k"luster analysis by the tree edge removal (SKATER) algorithm and the self-organizing map (SOM) algorit…
Explaining Accessibility and Satisfaction Related to Healthcare
Accessibility and satisfaction related to healthcare services are conceived as multidimensional concepts. These concepts can be studied using objective and subjective measures. In this study, we created two indices: a composite healthcare accessibility index (CHCA) and a composite healthcare satisfaction index (CHCS). To calculate the CHCA index we used three indicators based on three components of multidimensional healthcare accessibility: avail…
A Conceptual Urban Quality Space-Place Framework
Space and place are key concepts for understanding the functionality of social and environmental interactions. Cities are complex social-ecological systems where space–place interactions can be interpreted by means of quality of life. Firstly, we present several quality-of-life concepts that can be linked to space and place concepts. Secondly, we develop an analysis about space and place interactions, and how the social aspects, such as the sense…
Local Geographic Variation of Public Services Inequality
This study aims to explore the effect of the neighborhood scale when estimating public services inequality based on the aggregation of social, environmental, and health-related indicators. Inequality analyses were carried out at three neighborhood scales: the original census blocks and two aggregated neighborhood units generated by the spatial "k"luster analysis by the tree edge removal (SKATER) algorithm and the self-organizing map (SOM) algorit…
Urban Green Space Perception and Its Contribution to Well-Being
Individual perceptions are essential when evaluating the well-being benefits from urban green spaces. This study predicted the influence of perceived green space characteristics in the city of Szeged, Hungary, on two well-being variables: the green space visitors' level of satisfaction and the self-reported quality of life. The applied logistic regression analysis used nine predictors: seven perceived green space characteristics from a questionna…
Influence of Urban Multi-Criteria Deprivation and Spatial Accessibility to Healthcare on Self-Reported Health
Self-reported health is considered a health outcome related to neighborhood characteristics. This study analyzes the influence of urban multi-criteria deprivation and spatial accessibility to healthcare on individual self-reported health from a case study carried out in the city of Quito, Ecuador. A multi-criteria deprivation index and two alternative scenarios of this index were generated. A gravity-based measure of spatial accessibility to heal…
Explaining Accessibility and Satisfaction Related to Healthcare
Accessibility and satisfaction related to healthcare services are conceived as multidimensional concepts. These concepts can be studied using objective and subjective measures. In this study, we created two indices: a composite healthcare accessibility index (CHCA) and a composite healthcare satisfaction index (CHCS). To calculate the CHCA index we used three indicators based on three components of multidimensional healthcare accessibility: avail…
Comparing Classic and Interval Analytical Hierarchy Process Methodologies for Measuring Area-Level Deprivation to Analyze Health Inequalities
Deprivation indices are useful measures to study health inequalities. Different techniques are commonly applied to construct deprivation indices, including multi-criteria decision methods such as the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The multi-criteria deprivation index for the city of Quito is an index in which indicators are weighted by applying the AHP. In this research, a variation of this index is introduced that is calculated using interv…
A Conceptual Urban Quality Space-Place Framework
Space and place are key concepts for understanding the functionality of social and environmental interactions. Cities are complex social-ecological systems where space–place interactions can be interpreted by means of quality of life. Firstly, we present several quality-of-life concepts that can be linked to space and place concepts. Secondly, we develop an analysis about space and place interactions, and how the social aspects, such as the sense…
Generating and Mapping Amazonian Urban Regions Using a Geospatial Approach
(1) background: Urban representations of the Amazon are urgently needed in order to better understand the complexity of urban processes in this area of the World. So far, limited work that represents Amazonian urban regions has been carried out. (2) methods: Our study area is the Ecuadorian Amazon. We performed a K-means algorithm using six urban indicators: Urban fractal dimension, number of paved streets, urban radiant intensity (luminosity), a…
Diversidad de la población en la ciudad de Quito
La diversidad de la población y los factores sociales y económicos son aspectos que pueden influenciar en la forma de vida urbana. En este trabajo se estudia la asociación de diversidad de la población con estatus socioeconómico, cohesión social y lenguaje indígena. La diversidad de la población se calculó aplicando el índice de entropía de Shannon, considerando autoidentificación étnica. Para el estatus socioeconómico, se usó el índice de privac…
La sociedad civil y la Agenda 2030. Una evaluación de la implementación de las acciones de los ODS en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito
La coordinación entre múltiples centros para la toma de decisiones y los tipos de actores, en todas las escalas y sectores, resulta fundamental para mejorar la efectividad de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 y los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS). Tal desafío es especialmente crucial para los acuerdos metropolitanos en los países en desarrollo donde la capacidad del Estado se muestra débil y las personas, a menudo, carecen de recursos …
Voces sobre la salud en Twitter
En el presente artículo se calculan y evalúan sentimientos positivos y negativos sobre los hospitales públicos de Quito, Ecuador, a partir de información recopilada en Twitter. Para ello se realizó una recolección de tweets y retweets (observaciones) sobre hospitales vía API de Twitter. Durante la investigación se clasificaron estos datos en puntajes de sentimientos positivos (de 1 a 5) y negativos (de -1 a -5), usando el algoritmo SentiStrength.…
Financial inclusion and multidimensional poverty in Ecuador
Describing the Urban Jungle
The Amazon has a population that is largely urban. However, research is limited regarding representations and analysis of the urban Amazon. This article represents and describes Amazonian urban areas by applying a multicriteria urbanization index. Using the Ecuadorian Amazon as a case study, we constructed this index considering spatial indicators of fractal dimension, number of paved streets, urban luminosity, population density, and Euclidean d…
Validating local meteorological forecast knowledge in the Bolivian Altiplano
This study validates local forecast indicators used by indigenous Aymara in Bolivia’s Northern and Central Altiplano. In Bolivia, the use of traditional forecasting methods is declining even though climate services cannot provide useful forecasts because of a low density of stations and lack outreach services. Validating local knowledge can reduce the erosion of local knowledge by resolving debates over their utility within communities and by gai…
Spatial, Temporal, and Explanatory Analyses of Urban Crime
Exploring Spatial and Scalar Perspectives on the Links Between Urban Socioeconomic Deprivation and Health Outcomes
Understanding urban deprivation and its impact on health is crucial for addressing inequalities in cities. Using Quito as a case study, we developed a census-based socioeconomic urban deprivation index and analyzed three health outcomes: fatal injuries, COVID-19 deaths, and maternal mortality. Spatial patterns were examined using Local Moran’s I, and regression analyses included OLS, spatial lag, spatial error, and GWR models, applied at two spat…
Caring in the streets of Quito
This article examines how urban accessibility in Quito’s Historic Centre, Ecuador, shapes the everyday possibilities of care for women informal street vendors who work and care simultaneously in public space. Drawing on feminist urban geography and social reproduction theory, this investigation situates accessibility within colonial legacies, patrimonial governance and gendered informal labour regimes. Using a mixed-methods design that integrates…
Geography (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Inequality (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Cartography (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Index (typography (4 works)