A data-driven approach to mapping multidimensional poverty at residential block level in Mexico.
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| Title: | A data-driven approach to mapping multidimensional poverty at residential block level in Mexico. |
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| Authors: | Zea-Ortiz, Marivel1 (AUTHOR), Vera, Pablo1 (AUTHOR), Salas, Joaquín1,2 (AUTHOR) jsalasr@ipn.mx, Manduchi, Roberto3 (AUTHOR), Villaseñor, Elio1 (AUTHOR), Figueroa, Alejandra4 (AUTHOR), Suárez, Ranyart R.4 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Environment, Development & Sustainability. Mar2026, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p6467-6490. 24p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Deep learning, *Convolutional neural networks, *Remote-sensing images, *Poverty rate, *Census, *Evidence-based policy |
| Geographic Terms: | Mexico |
| Abstract: | Accurate, inexpensive and granular human poverty assessments are critical for data-driven policy decision-making. This research proposes a novel approach to computing poverty scores utilizing multispectral satellite images and indices calculated from census reference values. We show how this approach can leverage standard and sparse survey-based multidimensional poverty assessments at the municipal level to develop a deep learning architecture to obtain poverty scores at the residential block level. This method has the distinctive feature that the obtained inference corresponds to Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty generated by CONEVAL, the Mexican agency responsible for measuring poverty. We provide a reliable alternative to survey-based approaches with an R 2 of 0.802 ± 0.022 for the lack of housing quality and spaces dimension. A convolutional neural network trained on multispectral satellite images and the lack of housing quality and spaces dimension, which is regressed from census reference variables corresponding to lack of water, electricity, sewage, concrete floor, toilet and occupancy level obtains an R 2 of 0.753. These results represent a significant step forward in including machine learning techniques to provide reliable information at reduced costs and a higher spatiotemporal frequency than traditional person-to-person surveys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Database: | Energy & Power Source |
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| Abstract: | Accurate, inexpensive and granular human poverty assessments are critical for data-driven policy decision-making. This research proposes a novel approach to computing poverty scores utilizing multispectral satellite images and indices calculated from census reference values. We show how this approach can leverage standard and sparse survey-based multidimensional poverty assessments at the municipal level to develop a deep learning architecture to obtain poverty scores at the residential block level. This method has the distinctive feature that the obtained inference corresponds to Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty generated by CONEVAL, the Mexican agency responsible for measuring poverty. We provide a reliable alternative to survey-based approaches with an R 2 of 0.802 ± 0.022 for the lack of housing quality and spaces dimension. A convolutional neural network trained on multispectral satellite images and the lack of housing quality and spaces dimension, which is regressed from census reference variables corresponding to lack of water, electricity, sewage, concrete floor, toilet and occupancy level obtains an R 2 of 0.753. These results represent a significant step forward in including machine learning techniques to provide reliable information at reduced costs and a higher spatiotemporal frequency than traditional person-to-person surveys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 1387585X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10668-024-05230-z |
