La segregación socioespacial en Culiacán, México(2000-2010): de la ciudad dual a la ciudad fragmentada?

Abstract

This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of the population of Culiacán, Mexico, using various sociodemographic features that explain the way socio-spatial segregation is experienced, in order to contribute to an understanding of the socio-spatial segregation processes of medium-sized cities throughout the country as well as their evolution between 2000 and 2010. The results indicate the existence of segregative features that coincide with the traditional Latin American model, visualized in the central location of the most privileged social groups and the banishment of the lowest strata to the peripheries. At the same time, new processes are presented that point to a shift from the traditional center-periphery segregation pattern to the new model of the fragmented city, highlighting the creation of residential alternatives for the elites outside central spaces, with gated communities adjoining low income settlements.