Understanding the relationship between population and the built environment is essential for addressing socio-spatial inequalities. While researchers have long theorized these dynamics, empirical analyses remain limited. This study proposes a spatially explicit framework to quantify the relationship between population and the built environment at the scale of local census tracts in Czechia. The approach integrates a fine-grained classification of built form with a comprehensive set of socio-demographic indicators. The method compares global and geographically weighted classification models to assess the overall strength and spatial variability of the associations between population structure and built form. The results of the study show that population characteristics exhibit linear, spatially conditioned relationships with built form, emphasizing that spatial heterogeneity must be accounted for when assessing these relationships. The analysis also reveals that some built form types are more socially selective than others, underscoring the importance of built form in reproducing social-spatial inequalities.

翻译：理解人口与建成环境之间的关系对于解决社会空间不平等至关重要。尽管研究者长期以来对这些动态关系进行了理论探讨，但实证分析仍然有限。本研究提出一个空间显式框架，以捷克共和国地方人口普查区为尺度，量化人口与建成环境之间的关系。该方法将建成形式的细粒度分类与一套全面的社会人口指标相结合。通过比较全局和地理加权分类模型，评估人口结构与建成形式之间关联的整体强度及空间变异性。研究结果表明，人口特征与建成形式呈现线性、空间条件性的关系，强调在评估这些关系时必须考虑空间异质性。分析还揭示，某些建成形式类型比其他类型更具社会选择性，凸显了建成形式在再生产社会空间不平等中的重要性。