Urban Poverty and Inequalities in Mexico during the Covid-19 Urban Causes en Ecatepec and Nezahualcoyotl

Abstract

The Covid-19 is not only a health phenomenon, but also has socioeconomic, political, and mainly urban causes. At the same time it has shown to the poverty and pre-existing inequalities, that make vulnerable to the population during the pandemic. Therefore, the objective of this work is to identify the urban variables, such as the equipment, infrastructure, services and housing conditions that the low-income people have, which make them vulnerable to the COVID-19. The hypothesis that is proposed is that the poor or non-existence of equipment, infrastructure and services, as well as the overcrowding present in the homes of the low-income population, make them more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. These one is verified from the study of the cases of Ecatepec and Nezahualcóyotl, both municipalities from the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City, where the low-income population lives. From official statistics and empirical evidence, it is verified that the population that lives in municipalities lacking infrastructure, services and overcrowding conditions inside the dwelling, corresponds to those with lower incomes, and the combination of these elements, they are vulnerable to COVID-19.

Keywords: Ecatepec and Nezahualcoyotl, poverty and inequalities, urban causes, COVID-19.