Spatio-Temporal analysis of mobility strategies of individuals in urban neighborhoods

  • Carolina Rojas Quezada Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Felipe Aguilera-Sáez
  • Henar Salas-Olmedo
  • Juan Antonio Carrasco
Keywords: mobility strategies, spatio-temporal, expenditures and social networks, geographic information system, visualization

Abstract

The daily mobility, understood as the sum of the recurrent displacements to access goods and services in a given territory, is studied from a space-time perspective of everyday actions such as the use of technology, Monetary expenses and the daily relationships that shape the mobility strategies of people. Through Geographic Information Systems (GIS), it is possible to apply a set of people’s tools. Its application is exemplified in two individuals from a neighborhood in Concepción, Chile, identifying the areas of the city in which they move and their key activities to function in daily life. In detail, the location of their activities, the breadth, and influence of their daily relationships, and the elements that influence decision making in their daily mobility strategy are cartographically represented.

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Author Biography

Carolina Rojas Quezada, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Geógrafa, Dra por la Univeridad de Alcalá. Actualmente profesora asociada de Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales UC

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Published
2020-08-03
How to Cite
Rojas Quezada, C., Aguilera-Sáez, F., Salas-Olmedo, H., & Carrasco, J. A. (2020). Spatio-Temporal analysis of mobility strategies of individuals in urban neighborhoods. Revista Transporte Y Territorio, (22). https://doi.org/10.34096/rtt.i22.6373