Abstract

OLIVARES FERRETO, Edith. Migrations and Spatial Segregation. The Settlement of the Nicaraguan Population in the Cantón Central of San José, Costa Rica. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2007, vol.22, n.3, pp.651-688. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v22i3.1274.

This article examines the link between spatial segregation and migration through the analysis of the living conditions of the Nicaraguan population residing in the Cantón Central of San José, Costa Rica.

Using data from the 2000 National Population Census, the author shows hat there are sharp differences between the living conditions of the population born in Nicaragua and those born in Costa Rica and living in the area of study, involving three main variables: overcrowding, the state of the dwelling and access to basic services.

Keywords : migration; spatial segregation; living conditions; migrants’ settlement; Nicaraguans; Cantón Central; San José; Costa Rica.