Intra-urban social inequality: implications for the dengue epidemic in Campinas, SP, in 2014

Authors

  • Igor Cavallini Johansen Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Roberto Luiz do Carmo Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Luciana Correia Alves Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Keywords:

urbanization, social inequality, dengue, Campinas, spatial analysis

Abstract

This paper investigates whether the segmentation of social groups in the urban fabric, with differential access to the city’s resources and services, can influence the spatial and temporal distribution of dengue cases. The study’s site is the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, in which we analyzed the dengue cases reported from January to December 2014. For this purpose, geoprocessing and spatial analysis tools were applied. The findings indicated that social inequality could be conditioning the distribution of dengue cases in conjunction with other factors that contributed to the occurrence of the largest epidemic recorded in Campinas so far.

Author Biographies

Igor Cavallini Johansen, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Mestre e Doutorando em Demografia

Bacharel em Sociologia e Ciência Política

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Roberto Luiz do Carmo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professor Doutor do Departamento de Demografia

Pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos de População "Elza Berquó"

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Luciana Correia Alves, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professora Doutora do Departamento de Demografia

Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Estudos de População "Elza Berquó"

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Published

2016-06-17

How to Cite

Johansen, I. C., Carmo, R. L. do, & Alves, L. C. (2016). Intra-urban social inequality: implications for the dengue epidemic in Campinas, SP, in 2014. Cadernos Metrópole, 18(36), 421–440. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/metropole/article/view/2236-9996.2016-3606