An agent-based model to investigate the effects of urban segregation around the clock on inequalities in health behaviour.

ABSTRACT: Social segregation in cities refers to the uneven spatial distribution of individuals from unequal social groups, such as affluent and economically vulnerable people. Social segregation may, in turn, produce social inequalities through contextual effects, since neighbourhood mixing or concentration plays a role in shaping individuals' opinions and behaviours in multiple life domains, including health. Because segregation and contextual effects occur at the places of residence as well as throughout the day, as people move between locations in a city, we aim to understand the social effect of urban segregation 'around the clock' on health behaviours (such as the choice of a healthy diet), using an empirical agent-based model initialised on the Paris region with a synthetic population. We bui

SUBMITTER: Cottineau-Mugadza C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12804204 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature