Transportation systems can be conceptualized as an instrument of connecting people and their activities over the territory, playing an important role in developing sustainable cities. The current rationale of transport provision is based on population demand and rarely considers the potential of minimizing spatial disparities and uneven distribution of services. To meet the challenge of supporting a more equitable resources distribution, this work aims at identifying and describing patterns of urban services supply, their accessibility, and household income. By using a multidimensional approach, the spatial inequalities of a large city of the global south reveal that the low-income population has low access mainly to hospitals and cultural centers. A low-income group presents an intermediate level of accessibility to public schools and sports centers, evidencing the diverse condition of citizens in the peripheries. These complex outcomes generated by the interaction of land use and public transportation emphasize the importance of comprehensive methodological approaches to support decisions of urban projects, plans and programs. Reducing spatial inequalities, especially providing services for deprived groups, is fundamental to promote the sustainable use of resources and optimize the daily commuting.

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了解空间不平等：捕捉城市环境的异质性


交通系统可以被概念化为连接人们及其在领土上活动的工具，在发展可持续城市中发挥着重要作用。当前提供交通的基本原理是基于人口需求，很少考虑最大限度地减少空间差异和服务分布不均的潜力。为了应对支持更公平的资源分配的挑战，这项工作旨在确定和描述城市服务的供应模式、其可及性和家庭收入。通过使用多维方法，南半球大城市的空间不平等揭示了低收入人口主要进入医院和文化中心的机会很少。低收入群体进入公立学校和体育中心的机会处于中等水平，这证明了周边地区公民的多样化状况。土地利用和公共交通相互作用产生的这些复杂结果强调了综合方法论支持城市项目、规划和项目决策的重要性。减少空间不平等，特别是为贫困群体提供服务，对于促进资源可持续利用和优化日常通勤至关重要。