Patrones de segregación residencial por procesos de exclusión en movilidad en la ruralidad del cantón Cuenca, Ecuador

Abstract

Urbanization produces multidimensional socio-spatial phenomena, including residential segregation, manifested through differentiated patterns in urban and rural areas. These patterns are influenced by the socio-economic conditions of the population and their mobility, which shapes the housing location. By applying a methodological framework adapted to a demonstrative sample of the rural areas of Cuenca canton, residential segregation patterns in response to mobility exclusion processes are determined. Considerable levels of interaction and spatial proximity of social groups in communities were observed, as well as segregation and isolation in areas characterized by closed residential complexes. When subjecting these parameters to an increment in the public transportation coverage, the scenarios vary with a strong dependence on the population density of the segregated group and land occupation, highlighting that mobility integration decisions cannot be dissociated from segregation patterns.