Description

• Title:
  Infrastructural inequality: exploring the emergence of digital classes in the Metropolitan Area of Santiago, Chile
• Creator:
  Correa, Juan;
  Felipe Ulloa-Leon;
  Francisco Vergara-Perucich;
  Carlos Aguirre-Nuñez;
  Ricardo Truffello
• Description:
  This paper examines the digital divide in the city of Santiago, Chile. The research uses the density of mobile phone antennas as a proxy for digital infrastructure. The findings show that there is a strong correlation between the density of mobile phone antennas and socio-economic status. Areas with higher incomes and more mobile phone antennas have better Internet connectivity than areas with lower incomes and fewer mobile phone antennas. The objective is to shed light on the power dynamics and invisible networks that shape the configuration of infrastructures, highlighting the need for equitable access to the digital world as a fundamental democratic right. The conclusions indicate that communication infrastructures are unevenly distributed and that the transition from analogue to smart cities risks exacerbating social inequalities. Rectifying these disparities is essential to avoid leaving the most vulnerable behind in technological transitions.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2023 Juan Correa, Felipe Ulloa-Leon, Francisco Vergara-Perucich, Carlos Aguirre-Nuñez, Ricardo Truffello
• Date:
  2023.12.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series; No. 62 (2023): December; 107-122;
  Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series; Nr 62 (2023): December; 107-122;
  2083-8298;
  1732-4254
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/BGSS/article/view/44434/37466
• Subject:
  urban studies;
  clustering & digital segregation;
  smart cities;
  Santiago;
  Chile
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/BGSS/article/view/44434
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text