Abstract

LOPEZ NAVARRETE, Jairo A.  and  PENA MEDINA, Sergio. Socio-spatial segregation in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 1990-2010. Región y sociedad [online]. 2017, vol.29, n.68, pp.115-152. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys.2017.68.a210.

The aim of this article is to analyze socio-spatial segregation in the municipality of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, in order to answer the research question: what are the main characteristics of spatial distribution of socioeconomic strata, as well as their evolution over time? Factorial analysis enables, by using the method of main components, to combine socioeconomic variables and generate indicators that allow us to know if inhabitants of certain urban areas share similar characteristics and to analyze the degree of spatial segregation. The inequality hypothesis could not be rejected using the statistical validity of the socio-spatial segregation indexes, except for the one of 2000. The conclusion is that the problem of segregation is a product of land speculation by private developers. The State is also a key actor in generating it, as well as in reverting it.

Keywords : social segregation; urban segregation; urban space in Ciudad Juarez; social inequality; urban policy; industrial location.