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The social housing burden: comparing households at the periphery and the centre of cities in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

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  • Nora Ruth Libertun de Duren

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This article considers how housing location impacts the housing burden of low-income residents. Specifically, it assesses the impact of distance to city centre on: (1) market price of the housing unit, (2) households’ commuting expenses; and (3) households’ access to social networks. It bases its findings on 150 surveys of households living in subsidised housing units in the cities of Goiania, Brazil; Barranquilla, Colombia; and Puebla, Mexico. Distance to centre has a significant impact on all dimensions considered: the average market price for a peripheral housing unit is about 40% less than for a central one. Workers who live in the periphery spend twice the money and three times the time in commuting than those who live in central locations. Three-quarters of centrally located households visit relatives once a month or more, while only a third of peripherally located households do so. In addition, households residing in the periphery expressed their concern about being concentrated in homogeneously low-income areas. These impacts are a concern inasmuch as these housing units are solely built for improving the material conditions of low-income households, who are a captive market with very limited housing options.

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  • Nora Ruth Libertun de Duren, 2018. "The social housing burden: comparing households at the periphery and the centre of cities in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(2), pages 177-203, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intjhp:v:18:y:2018:i:2:p:177-203
    DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2017.1298366
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    1. Erick Guerra & Shengxiao Li & Ariadna Reyes, 2022. "How do low-income commuters get to work in US and Mexican cities? A comparative empirical assessment," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 59(1), pages 75-96, January.
    2. Borker, Girija, 2024. "Understanding the constraints to women’s use of urban public transport in developing countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
    3. Cubillos-González, Rolando-Arturo & Cardoso, Grace Tibério, 2021. "Affordable housing and clean technology transfer in construction firms in Brazil," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    4. Ivan Turok & Andreas Scheba & Justin Visagie, 2022. "Can social housing help to integrate divided cities? [Segregation and the urban rich; enclaves, networks and mobilities]," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 15(1), pages 93-116.
    5. Paavo Monkkonen, 2019. "Empty houses across North America: Housing finance and Mexico’s vacancy crisis," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 56(10), pages 2075-2091, August.

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