Residential Space as an Explanatory Factor of Socio-Spatial Fragmentation in a Group of Medium-Sized Cities in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

Abstract

Housing is considered a fundamental right and a basic necessity. Despite this, the neoliberal model has largely placed the real estate provision system in the hands of
the private sector. In this context, the peripheries have become spaces of opportunity due to the capital gains obtained through the conversion of rural land into urban land, which has contributed to the socio-spatial reconfiguration of cities. These dynamics have been
reproduced at different levels of the urban system, albeit with varying intensities. This paper focuses on the characterization of seven medium-sized Spanish cities. It analyzes