Understanding and predicting the occurrence of void street interfaces

Void street interfaces (VSIs) – building plinths with restricted visual interaction, accessibility, and public use constitute an urban feature often associated undermining the domain, limiting free access preventing interaction between social groups. Moreover, VSIs have been described as products of inequality designed to segregate hinder integration private spaces. This study assesses across six cities in Brazil, a country notable for its profound sociospatial fragmentation. The main aims this research are: (i) develop test predictive model using socioeconomic indicators drawn from open-source ground-truth data; (ii) identify variance VSI within selected case studies. In development phase model, data city Recife are used build model. testing involves analysis Fortaleza, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba Porto Alegre. can potentially assist planners better understanding locating mitigating undesirable outcomes.