Aproximación a la actualización del concepto de marginalidad urbana y sus rasgos espaciales en la ciudad informal

Abstract

Informal city research has been prioritizing the study of the apparent dilemma between theory and praxis in the analysis of socio-spatial transformations. Although this investigative approach offers a critical position for the review of good public practices, it relegates reflection to two consubstantial and articulated themes: the updating of urban marginality as a current conceptual and analytical category, and the transformations of the residential grids that recreate nuances of urban marginality despite the intervention.

The Formation of the Urban–Rural Fringe Space in the San Cayetano Area: The Transformation of a Peripheral Urban Landscape in Ecuador

“…These studies recognize various processes, from the incorporation of new urban areas away from existing centers to the "peripheralization" of inner districts due to changing economic and social conditions [6]. Initially, for Montoya Arenas, the interest of academia was in resolving Land 2024, 13, 494 2 of 20 questions concerning general demographic [7] dynamics, including urbanization processes, internal migration, informal settlements, and urban poverty, often categorized under the umbrella of marginality.…”