Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities
The relationship between urban mobility, social networks, and socioeconomic status is complex and difficult to apprehend, notably due to the lack of data. Here we use mobile phone data to analyze the socioeconomic structure of spatial and social interaction in the Chilean urban system. Based on the...
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| description | The relationship between urban mobility, social networks, and socioeconomic status is complex and difficult to apprehend, notably due to the lack of data. Here we use mobile phone data to analyze the socioeconomic structure of spatial and social interaction in the Chilean urban system. Based on the concept of spatial and social events, we develop a methodology to assess the level of spatial and social interactions between locations according to their socioeconomic status. We demonstrate that people with the same socioeconomic status preferentially interact with locations and people with a similar socioeconomic status. We also show that this proximity varies similarly for both spatial and social interactions during the course of the week. Finally, we highlight that these preferential interactions appear to hold when considering city–city interactions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1331813403d6493d9d74196408dd7e792023-11-17T14:16:25ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512023-01-01711510.3390/urbansci7010015Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in CitiesMaxime Lenormand0Horacio Samaniego1TETIS, University of Montpellier, AgroParisTech, Cirad, CNRS, INRAE, 34000 Montpellier, FranceLaboratorio de Ecoinformática, Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja s/n, Valdivia 5110290, ChileThe relationship between urban mobility, social networks, and socioeconomic status is complex and difficult to apprehend, notably due to the lack of data. Here we use mobile phone data to analyze the socioeconomic structure of spatial and social interaction in the Chilean urban system. Based on the concept of spatial and social events, we develop a methodology to assess the level of spatial and social interactions between locations according to their socioeconomic status. We demonstrate that people with the same socioeconomic status preferentially interact with locations and people with a similar socioeconomic status. We also show that this proximity varies similarly for both spatial and social interactions during the course of the week. Finally, we highlight that these preferential interactions appear to hold when considering city–city interactions.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/7/1/15human mobilitysocio-spatial networksurban systemmobile phone dataurban computingsocio-informatics |
| spellingShingle | Maxime Lenormand Horacio Samaniego Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities Urban Science human mobility socio-spatial networks urban system mobile phone data urban computing socio-informatics |
| title | Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities |
| title_full | Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities |
| title_fullStr | Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities |
| title_short | Uncovering the Socioeconomic Structure of Spatial and Social Interactions in Cities |
| title_sort | uncovering the socioeconomic structure of spatial and social interactions in cities |
| topic | human mobility socio-spatial networks urban system mobile phone data urban computing socio-informatics |
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