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Bivariate maps strike again on the scale of great Spanish cities:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 15-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

- Problem: Does living in a 15-minute city make housing unaffordable? A new study on 4 Spanish cities reveals the answer is non-linear - and spatially surprising.

- Method: Bivariate maps overlaying walking time to 25 daily amenities with official rent prices at 100×100m grid resolution across Barcelona, Valencia, Palma, and Granada.

- Barcelona (polycentric, top figure): Multiple accessibility clusters away from the center - yet some of the priciest zones (Pedralbes, Diagonal Mar) combine low walkability with high rents, driven by luxury and tourism rather than proximity.

Valencia (monocentric, lower figure): Classic ring structure - highest access + highest rents at the historic core, a mid-ring of good access at lower prices, then peripheral low-access areas spanning the full price range.

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXRzrLNjEG_/?igsh=dnl6YThiZjExYmh3&img_index=2

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥: https://substack.com/

𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWRp_dciJsM