Abstract
This research considers the correlation between gentrification and socio spatial segregation in contemporary urban environments, using as a reference the case of Monterrey, the main metropolitan area in northern Mexico. The theoretical framework establishes a question of the definition of both constructs. Polysemous concepts, which describe complex social, economic, territorial and demographic relationships, the definition of gentrification and socio spatial segregation presents different shades depending on the cultural context in which the problem is addressed. In that way, the reality of the Latin-American city and, specifically, the case of Monterrey, Mexico, has to be addressed specifically, from the theoretical and conceptual perspective, to the methodological application. Socioeconomical and demographic characteristics related to these phenomena call for the use of quantitative instruments. For this reason, a methodological approach is proposed, which involves the use of geographical mapping of social backwardness statistics, superimposed with a population rejuvenation index defined by zoning, as a means of considering income indexes which, because of security issues, are not available as open census data in Mexico. Nevertheless, besides statistical data and cold numbers, the consideration of subjectivity to measure the levels of perceived gentrification and segregation is equally important. From this perspective, a questionnaire as a scientifically validated qualitative instrument, as well as interpretation of mental maps, are used, as a means to approach the imaginaries of the citizens.
Presenters
Oscar Fdo. Mendoza LozanoArchitect, Architecture, LGZ arquitectura, Nuevo León, Mexico Carlos Estuardo Aparicio-Moreno
Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León, Mexico
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Segregation, Gentrification, Urban Imaginaries
