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The expansion of Latin American intermediate cities has left irregular and discontinuous occupation patterns in their peripheral territories. In appearance, the configurations of the urban edges do not have relevant differences. In fact, each morphological structure is heterogeneous and has its own behaviors, different occupation motivations, and diverse resulting consolidated models. In Cuenca, Ecuador, these diffuse zones between the urban and rural limits are marked by segregation dynamics and dependence on the consolidated center and have the lowest quality-of-life indexes in the city. In this context, the objective of the research was to find a possible relationship between the types of peripheral morphologies and the levels of urban habitability of four city urban centers, using a quantitative methodological design with a two-stage correlational scope. Initially, urban morphologies were classified, and the habitability levels were rated separately, applying independent instruments. Then, the results were cross-checked to describe possible links between variables. The findings highlight significant disparities in habitability between conurbations and define an apparent direct correlation between the two dimensions of analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo contribuye a asentar la relación que existe entre la disposición de recursos de movilidad y la manera cómo las poblaciones de municipios no centrales de la metrópoli acceden a una serie de servicios y lugares relevantes en el territorio, en el marco la oferta segmentada de servicios urbanos y del crecimiento disperso que caracteriza a buena parte de las ciudades latinoamericanas. Usando datos de una encuesta de movilidad realizada en los municipios del sur del Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara (AMG), se procede a generar una tipología de hogares distribuidos según su disposición de recursos de movilidad y se analizan las condiciones de acceso de los distintos grupos generados a los comercios, el trabajo, las escuelas y los hospitales. Se destaca la diversidad de situaciones vividas, al compararse a un grupo de hogares que dispone de amplios recursos de movilidad y puede ampliar el alcance territorial de sus búsquedas, frente a otro grupo, prácticamente sin recursos, que se concentra en la explotación de los bienes y servicios urbanos más básicos y próximos.

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The objective of this study is to contribute a new definition of urban voids to the urbanism discipline. Given that the future of cities will have to be resolved on their current areas in the coming decades, it is considered of relevant interest to analyze the role that these spaces can play in future urban development. The research begins with the definition of the concept of the periphery of cities as the physical space where the urban phenomena under study are produced. The contributions of various authors who have worked and developed terms that can be applied to urban voids, such as boundaries, edges or borders, were used as a reference, analyzed, compared and related in order to specify the terms and obtain a broader view of the existing knowledge to date on the concept of "urban voids". In this way, it was possible to develop a definition that integrates all the dimensions that each of the authors contributes, and leads to the opening of possibilities and perspectives for the development of the urban fabric, thus transitioning the understanding of urban voids from receptacles of traditional urbanization processes to supporting elements of peri-urban environments within the framework of a sustainable contemporary city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La mirada conjunta de las estrategias individuales o familiares de movilidad cotidiana y residencial –que se propone a continuación- aspira a su mejor comprensión en un contexto donde la vivienda aparece no sólo como un destino u origen, sino también, como un recurso para la movilidad. Esta mirada permitirá observar los eventuales efectos de substitución o complementación entre ambos ámbitos –cotidiano y residencial-, es decir cuando los desplazamientos diarios compensan o, al contrario, siguen el patrón de movilidad residencial. El siguiente documento analiza la condición integrada de la movilidad en búsqueda de un principio articulador donde cobren sentido tanto la relación signifi cativa con el territorio, las decisiones vinculadas a la extensión y frecuencia de la movilidad, así como los proyectos de vida y las valoraciones subjetivas que hacen los habitantes. De esta manera, y con base en la experiencia del estudio sobre los trabajadores precarios en la periferia lejana de Paris, se sientan las bases para discutir su replicabilidad en el caso de Santiago de Chile.

The joint analysis of individual or family strategies of daily and residential mobility -which is hereby proposed- aims at better understanding both processes, in a context where the home appears not only as an origin or a destination but also as a resource for mobility. This approach allows the observation of the eventual substitution or complementation effects between both areas -daily and residential-, that is to say, when daily travels compensate or, on the contrary, follows the residential mobility pattern. The paper analyzes the integration of the multiple dimensions of mobility, in search for key principles through which meaning is conveyed at the same time by the relationship with the territory, the decisions related to the extension and intensity of mobility, as well as life projects and ethical values. Thus, from the study of poor workers of the far suburb of Paris, we set the bases to discuss its replicability to the case of Santiago of Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]