Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban

A central goal in the debate about urban management is urban sustainability associated with growing processes without prior planning. Mar del Plata has more than 95% of the population of General Pueyrredon County and its growth is associated with “spontaneous” processes. This paper proposes: to anal...

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Autores Principales: Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura, Ferraro, Mg. Lcda. Rosana
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2012
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spelling oai:bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar:article-9362021-07-13T14:43:49Z Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban Procesos de crecimiento, indicadores de sustentabilidad urbana y lineamientos de intervención en el periurbano marplatense Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura Ferraro, Mg. Lcda. Rosana A central goal in the debate about urban management is urban sustainability associated with growing processes without prior planning. Mar del Plata has more than 95% of the population of General Pueyrredon County and its growth is associated with “spontaneous” processes. This paper proposes: to analyze the expansion, consolidation and densification processes that shaped Mar del Plata peri-urban between the 1990s and the present; to create indexes for interpreting such processes in terms of urban sustainability; and to contribute strategic guidelines for peri-urban management. To this end, we resorted to prior studies and information, field work and we created a geo-referred base that allowed us to analyze the growing processes. The results indicate that urban expansion was not accompanied by consolidation, and that densification in the last ten years was associated mainly with the growth of poor settlements. The indicators used revealed that growing processes put the peri-urban further away from the expected sustainability conditions, making it necessary to adopt intervention strategies that redirect such processes. Some of these management strategies and alternatives are stated in this paper. Una meta central en el debate sobre la gestión urbana a nivel local es la sustentabilidad de las ciudades ligada a los procesos de crecimiento sin planificación previa. Mar del Plata concentra más del 95% de la población del partido de General Pueyrredon y su crecimiento se vincula con procesos “espontáneos”. El presente trabajo propone: analizar los procesos de expansión, consolidación y densificación que configuran el periurbano marplatense entre los noventa y la actualidad; construir indicadores que permitan interpretar dichos procesos en términos de sustentabilidad urbana; y aportar lineamientos estratégicos para la gestión del periurbano. Con esa finalidad, se recurrió a informaciones y estudios antecedentes, trabajo de campo y se construyó una base georreferenciada que permitió analizar los procesos de crecimiento. Los resultados obtenidos indican que la expansión urbana no fue acompañada por la consolidación y que la densificación en los últimos diez años se asocia fundamentalmente con el crecimiento de asentamientos de carácter precario. Los indicadores utilizados revelan que los procesos de crecimiento alejan al periurbano de las condiciones de sustentabilidad esperadas, siendo necesario adoptar estrategias de intervención que los direccionen. Parte de esas estrategias y alternativas de gestión, se enuncian en el trabajo. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2012-12-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo Articulo info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo application/pdf application/pdf https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/ARQUISUR/article/view/936 10.14409/ar.v1i2.936 ARQUISUR Revista; Vol. 2 Núm. 2: ARQUISUR REVISTA (DIC. 2012); 124-142 ARQUISUR; Vol 2 No 2: ARQUISUR REVISTA (DIC. 2012); 124-142 2250-4206 1853-2365 10.14409/ar.v1i2 spa info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/ https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/ARQUISUR/article/view/936/1390 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/ARQUISUR/article/view/936/1397 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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description A central goal in the debate about urban management is urban sustainability associated with growing processes without prior planning. Mar del Plata has more than 95% of the population of General Pueyrredon County and its growth is associated with “spontaneous” processes. This paper proposes: to analyze the expansion, consolidation and densification processes that shaped Mar del Plata peri-urban between the 1990s and the present; to create indexes for interpreting such processes in terms of urban sustainability; and to contribute strategic guidelines for peri-urban management. To this end, we resorted to prior studies and information, field work and we created a geo-referred base that allowed us to analyze the growing processes. The results indicate that urban expansion was not accompanied by consolidation, and that densification in the last ten years was associated mainly with the growth of poor settlements. The indicators used revealed that growing processes put the peri-urban further away from the expected sustainability conditions, making it necessary to adopt intervention strategies that redirect such processes. Some of these management strategies and alternatives are stated in this paper.
author Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura
Ferraro, Mg. Lcda. Rosana
spellingShingle Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura
Ferraro, Mg. Lcda. Rosana
Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
author_facet Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura
Ferraro, Mg. Lcda. Rosana
author_sort Zulaica, Dra. Lcda. Laura
title Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
title_short Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
title_full Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
title_fullStr Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
title_full_unstemmed Growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in Mar del Plata peri-urban
title_sort growing processes, urban sustainability indexes and intervention guidelines in mar del plata peri-urban
publisher Universidad Nacional del Litoral
publishDate 2012
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