Unpackaging residential segregation: the importance of scale and informal market processes

This paper addresses two principal issues: a) the scale at which one examines urban segregation; and b) how informality, specifically accessibility to land markets and the process of land appropriation by low-income groups in Latin American cities, influences segregation patterns. Using Mexico City...

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Main Author: Peter M. Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2009-01-01
Series:Investigaciones Geográficas
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56912238009