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dc.contributor.advisorMariana C. Arcaya.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLeal Navarro, Javieren_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialn-us-caen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T19:52:07Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T19:52:07Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105063
dc.descriptionThesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 63-66).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study positions health as a risk factor for neighborhood selection into poor neighborhoods, and overviews the possible mechanisms that constrain sick people from living in low poverty neighborhoods. Most of the literature on health and place focuses on the unidirectional relationship from place to health, supporting the argument that one's environment affects one's health. However, there is limited research on the causal direction of this association. I compare a group of households with a child with Cerebral Palsy to a group of households that do not have children with special health care needs. I developed a cross sectional analysis, using survey data, geospatial analyses, and a series of statistical tests to compare differences between the two groups. I complemented this research with 16 in-person interviews to get additional information about their environment and daily routine experiences. I find that families with a sick child live in poorer neighborhoods overall. Possible pathways that explain the reason why sick households might live in relatively poorer neighborhoods in comparison to the non-sick households are lower economic productivity, relatively worse mental health, and lack of time due to special care-giving needs and distant living locations. All pathways might potentially operate in conjunction to negatively impact the material, social, psychological, and time resources needed in order to improve neighborhood choice. The results suggest that health places families at peril by decreasing their ability to live in better neighborhoods and increasing their exposure to stressors that could potentially reinforce their poor health.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Javier Leal Navarro.en_US
dc.format.extent97 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.titleDifferences in neighborhood characteristics and capabilities to move among families with and without health challenges : a case of Monterreyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.C.P.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
dc.identifier.oclc959833103en_US


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