A Spatial Approach to Sustainable Accessibility and Social Equity Patterns in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area

The relevance of the distribution and accessibility of public services is a key factor in the development of socio-territorial equity in the city. Especially in view of the increasing inequality, polarisation, exclusion and social isolation. Accessibility to public services has been highlighted as a fundamental element for both the development of social interactions and cultural activities in the city. Thus, social infrastructure (SI) acquire a special importance like those services that contribute to the development of socialisation, interaction and social integration in the city. Based on these issues, the data contained in this repository can be used to develope an index of accessibility to the SI in Barcelona at the metropolitan level. A scale of analysis so far little used. Utilizing gravitational models, OpenStreetMap and the use of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) we have developed an index of walking accessibility to the SI. Additionally, we utilize spatial statistical tools that reinforce the results of contextual studies like this one. The data is ready to be used in the R free software environment.