Urban density and socioeconomic characteristics of informal settlements: evidence of interrelation from Maputo, Mozambique

IF 2 2区 经济学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Johan Mottelson, Alessandro Venerandi
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Abstract

Several studies have documented extensive low-density urban expansion of cities in sub-Saharan Africa, exacerbating issues of inadequate infrastructure, limited mobility and human impact on the environment. However, the relation between socioeconomic factors and urban expansion trends in sub-Saharan Africa remains understudied. This study investigates the links between household socioeconomic status and urban form of informal settlements based on case studies in Maputo, Mozambique. The findings of the study underscore that (1) built densification occurs over time, reflecting an incremental house expansion process enabled by household economic resources; (2) households with higher socioeconomic status consume comparatively more land, contributing to urban expansion; (3) households in more recently established settlements within the city limits have higher socioeconomic status than households in older settlements located in comparable proximity to the city centre; and (4) rental housing is more widespread in the centrally located settlements and accommodates younger residents with lower socioeconomic status.
非正式住区的城市密度和社会经济特征:来自莫桑比克马普托的相互关系的证据
一些研究记录了撒哈拉以南非洲城市广泛的低密度城市扩张,加剧了基础设施不足、流动性有限和人类对环境影响的问题。然而,社会经济因素与撒哈拉以南非洲城市扩张趋势之间的关系仍未得到充分研究。本研究以莫桑比克马普托的个案研究为基础,调查了家庭社会经济地位与非正式住区城市形式之间的联系。研究结果表明:(1)建筑致密化是随着时间的推移而发生的,反映了家庭经济资源支持的增量房屋扩张过程;②社会经济地位越高的家庭对土地的消费相对较多,有利于城市扩张;(3)城市范围内较新建立的定居点的家庭比位于市中心附近的较老定居点的家庭具有更高的社会经济地位;(4)租赁住房在中心位置的聚落中更为普遍,并容纳了社会经济地位较低的年轻居民。
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期刊介绍: Environment and Urbanization aims to provide an effective means for the exchange of research findings, ideas and information in the fields of human settlements and environment among researchers, activists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in low- and middle-income nations and between these and researchers, international agency staff, students and teachers in high-income nations. Most of the papers it publishes are written by authors from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Papers may be submitted in French, Spanish or Portuguese, as well as English - and if accepted for publication, the journal arranges for their translation into English. The journal is also unusual in the proportion of its papers that are written by practitioners.
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