Interurban accessibility of job opportunities in Uruguay’s secondary cities

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ID6415536
AutoresDiego Hernández (0000-0002-9485-305X, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, autor correspondente), Martin Hansz (Universidad Católica del Uruguay)
Ano2024
Volume10
Fascículo2
Páginas254-275
Data de publicação2024-03-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArea Development and Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2379-2949 • E-ISSN: 2379-2957
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23792949.2024.2320638
OpenAlexW4392926697
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas44

The ability to overcome geographical distance is necessary to participate in social inclusion activities, such as employment. This paper seeks to describe the accessibility of job opportunities outside Uruguay's capital city metropolitan area. This analysis entails empirically assessing intercity accessibility because workers in small cities frequently have to commute outside their cities of residence. This research reveals different regional accessibility profiles and allows us to identify vulnerable regions based on lack of accessibility to job opportunities. For the most vulnerable regions, travel by public transport would afford access to a number of job opportunities that, after considering the number of job seekers, would provide a level of employment well below the national rate. The findings suggest that policies to improve accessibility should not be homogeneous and must consider regional disparities

Business · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Interurban · Metropolitan area · Political science · Public transport · Regional science · Residence · Seekers · Toll · Transport engineering · Engineering · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Urban Transport and Accessibility