Urban Sprawl and Social Exclusion. Analysis of Job Accessibility of the Residents of the City of Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Mariana Carneiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Juliana Toledo Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Marcelino Aurélio Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Romulo Orrico Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612019000300051

Keywords:

urban sprawl, labor market, urban transportation

Abstract

Urban sprawl has changed the pattern of population displacement. People
now inhabit less urbanized regions, spending more time in public transports to have access to the cityÍ€™s facilities. In this context, this research focuses on measuring the job accessibility of different areas of Rio de Janeiro city to understand what would be the influence of peopleÍ€™s location and public transports availability. We used a cumulative opportunity indicator to measure the accessibility of the 33 Administrative Regions of Rio de Janeiro. The results show an unequal distribution of accessibility, in which the farthest regions from the urban center have less accessibility, due the high concentration of jobs in the city center and the greater distances between the city center and peripheral areas. Thus, investments in public transportation must be done as a parallel measure to the decentralization and improvement of job distribution throughout the city to improve accessibility.

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Published

2019-09-02

How to Cite

Carneiro, M., Toledo, J., Aurélio, M., & Orrico, R. (2019). Urban Sprawl and Social Exclusion. Analysis of Job Accessibility of the Residents of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 45(136). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612019000300051

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 136 (2019)

Section

Dossier: Derecho a la ciudad

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