Learning about spatial inequalities: Capturing the heterogeneity in the urban environment

Siqueira-Gay, Juliana; Giannotti, Mariana Abrantes; Sester, Monika

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117732

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“…Continuity was also observed as a factor for mental health in O'Campo et al [32], who used conceptual mapping to highlight the importance of maintaining access to local amenities and services for positive mental wellbeing, especially in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Similarly, another study [53] found that "access" is experienced differently by groups of low or high socioeconomic status based on land use and transport design. The need for spatial and temporal continuity highlighted in some of the included studies also suggests the relevance of using a systems approach to ensure a sustainable urban change, as discussed by Pérez del Pulgar [46], which is in line with growing calls for an ecological and systems-based approach to urban development [54].…”

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Envisioning Happy Places for All: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Transformations in the Urban Environment on the Wellbeing of Vulnerable Groups

2021

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Urban planning and design can impact mental health, but it is unclear how ever-growing and changing cities can sustain the psychological wellbeing of vulnerable groups, who are among the most mentally sensitive to spatial inequalities. This systematic review synthesised quantitative and qualitative studies on urban design interventions and their impact on wellbeing in vulnerable groups. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we searched five online databases from inception to May 2020. A total of 10 papers were included. We found mixed evidence of benefits for wellbeing linked to urban regeneration projects or focused interventions (green spaces, transport, security). Interventions that were centred around participation, sustainable living, and quality of design (e.g., perceived sense of safety) were associated with increased residential satisfaction and wellbeing, particularly among low-income communities and women. Risk of bias was low to medium, but there was high methodological heterogeneity; studies were mainly from Western countries, and none of the included studies investigated the experiences of people with disabilities, migrants, or racial minorities. This review highlights the importance of inclusive and sustainable design interventions to create happy places for all strata of society, although further investigation is warranted.

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Envisioning Happy Places for All: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Transformations in the Urban Environment on the Wellbeing of Vulnerable Groups

2021

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“…Accessibility to leisure and its inequalities has been the subject of study of a few researchers, with a special focus on parks and green areas (Siqueira-Gay et al, 2019; Wang and Lan, 2019; Wei, 2017; Xing et al, 2018). The distribution of leisure opportunities has become an important issue in spatial planning with the growing concern of urban population with quality of life (De Vries et al, 2003).…”

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“…The authors found that walking accessibility to cultural centers has a positive impact on housing prices, which can lead to accessibility inequalities related to income. In a similar line, Siqueira-Gay et al (2019) investigated spatial inequalities in accessibility to several opportunities, including cultural centers, in São Paulo, Brazil. Results indicated that the low-income population has low access to cultural centers.…”

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Unfolding time, race and class inequalities to access leisure

Tomasiello

Giannotti

2022

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

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The access to leisure activities is an important element to understand the potential participation and integration of individuals in the society. Despite its importance, urban planners in large urban centers in developing countries seek to prioritize access to mandatory activities. This study quantifies the accessibility to leisure and its inequalities in the municipality of São Paulo, considering the opening hours of leisure opportunities and racial and class population groups. Tracking data from buses and TomTom speed profile were used in the public and the private transport networks, respectively, to analyze and compare accessibility to parks and cultural equipment. A multitemporal analysis was performed to better understand the fluctuation of accessibility to leisure through different hours considering the opening hours of parks and cultural equipment. The population was stratified into four groups according to race and class (higher black, higher white, lower black, and lower white) to perform accessibility inequalities analysis. Results show that accessibility to leisure is higher for private transport users, it decreases from the central to the peripheral areas, and it changes significantly during the day due to traffic conditions, transit supply, and leisure opportunities opening hours. The Lorenz curves, Gini, and the Palma coefficients showed a highly unequal level of accessibility to leisure for different population groups, with the low-black population having the lowest level of leisure accessibility. Our findings may support policy makers in designing strategies to provide more spatial equity in the access to leisure opportunities.

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“…In addition, He & Zhang [36] also said that the relation between the urbanization process and inequality is developed by the distribution effects of urbanization. Siqueira-Gay et al [37] argue that inequality is related to the distribution of opportunities among people and places, and since the territory is the spatial area in which the people live, then territory becomes an important the ground where the distribution of the opportunities should be allocated, then the spatial point of view also becomes an important aspect in the discourse of inequality. Furthermore, Senoret et al [38] argue that fragmentation characteristics of the cities bring influence the existence of inequality within cities, and Yin et al [39] said that spatial inequality is also contributed by unequal spatial accessibility, while Siqueira-Gay et al [38] said that accessibility provides potential opportunities for interaction that spatially links the integration of environmental issues and social issues.…”

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Urban region formation of small cities and the growth of urban settlements in peripheries: the case of Tegal and Pekalongan urban regions in Central Java, Indonesia

Mardiansjah

Sugiri

Ma'rif

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The expansion of urban areas has become spatial feature in the urbanization process of cities in Indonesia. As the most densely populated island in the world, Java has experienced such formation in both large and smaller cities. In most cases of expanded urban formations of small cities in Java, the formation has also created growing towns or urban settlements in the peripheries. Using the cases of the expanded urbanization process occurring in Tegal City and Pekalongan City, two smaller cities of Java whose urban areas have expanded into the territory of surrounding regency (regencies or non-urban districts), this paper aims to elaborate on an understanding of the extent of which the growth of urban settlements in peripheries in the expansion process of small cities. The research, which uses the territory of subdistricts to delineate the towns, tries to find how the spatial process affects the formation of urban regions as well as the towns in the peripheries. The analysis on villages’ transformation in peripheries was implemented by showing the spatial evolution of population density in the regions. Next, the development of towns in peripheries was analyzed to show the influence of such an urbanization process on the formation of towns in the peripheries of small or medium cities in Java. Time series and comparison analysis are employed to develop an understanding of how urbanization affects spatial formation in peripheries. The results show that the urbanization process of small cities needs to be managed in integrated manner so then the urbanization and peri-urbanization processes can be directed to produce better formation of the urban region.

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Learning about spatial inequalities: Capturing the heterogeneity in the urban environment

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Envisioning Happy Places for All: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Transformations in the Urban Environment on the Wellbeing of Vulnerable Groups

Envisioning Happy Places for All: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Transformations in the Urban Environment on the Wellbeing of Vulnerable Groups

Unfolding time, race and class inequalities to access leisure

Urban region formation of small cities and the growth of urban settlements in peripheries: the case of Tegal and Pekalongan urban regions in Central Java, Indonesia

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