The socio-spatial structure of the metropolitan region of Barcelona from a multimethod approach: A methodological proposal for the study of residential and social differentiation

During the last two decades, the study of residential and social segregation has been renewed both theoretically and methodologically as a result of the participation of different disciplines. This paper presents a new methodological approach using a multimethod design that integrates social and spatial data. Through this approach, different types of socio-residential areas in the metropolitan area of Barcelona have been identified, analyzed
and represented. This is a model of complementary triangulation of quantitative data that corrects some problems of these data and allows a more in-depth analysis. The results have some limitations, which are also discussed in the article.