Building common understandings of urban inequalities to generate relevant solutions in Lima, Peru

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ID12242549
AuthorsBelen Desmaison (0000-0002-1685-4030, corresponding author), Daniel Corzo (0000-0002-7720-5245), Luis Rodríguez Rivero (0000-0002-2980-485X)
Year2023
Volume35
Issue1
Pages30-48
Publication date2023-01-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Urbanization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-2478 • E-ISSN: 1746-0301
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/09562478221144403
OpenAlexW4313703696
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

In this article, we analyse the structural causes of inequality in Lima – beginning with a review of the historical context – to propose a multidimensional approach to urban inequality. We discuss spatial, public-institutional and political-social fragmentation and how these factors contribute to the reproduction of urban inequality. We supplement this discussion by describing two initiatives that contributed to the creation of a collective understanding of inequality and strategies to deal with it. First, we worked with marginalized social groups promoting collective care practices to address food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with this, we developed a National Housing and Urban Planning Policy with the Peruvian Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation that included a definition of urban inequality and the creation of an index for urban inequality. In each case, we discuss the difficulties faced, whether by citizens or the state, in trying to reach relevant solutions to address inequalities

Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Sanitation · Social inequality · Sociology · Urban planning · Latin American Urban Studies

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