physical development planning for urban areas: the case of Rio Gallegos’ micro-region

Pablo Elinbaum ()
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Pablo Elinbaum: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Edifici Alfa - Campus Barcelona, Immaculada, 22, 08017 Barcelona, Spain

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2014, vol. 9, issue 1, 27-43

Abstract: A significant population growth and the increase of urbanization’s dynamics are the common problems of Argentinian conurbations. However, the case of Rio Gallegos, an intermediate city in the south of the country, is unique. The city sprawls over two different jurisdictions, the municipal land, almost fully occupied, and the outer land that belongs to the provincial jurisdiction. This situation produces a legal crisis due to the lack of planning as well as a clear disarticulation of public actions between the two jurisdictions. In this context, the provincial administration implements the Development Plan for the Micro-region of Rio Gallegos (DPM of Rio Gallegos). Similar to the concept of urban area, micro-regions are plurimunicipal associations conceived for guiding long-term sustainable development processes. Starting from institutional problems, the approach of the plan however focuses on physical analysis and proposals as guidance for actions and policies, particularly by combining three instruments: territorial models, strategic projects and alternative scenarios. This development plan is proposed as an exercise to define a realistic operational planning scope, reducing expectations that could lead to failure. Based on the study the case of DPM of Rio Gallegos, the aim of this paper is to identify and conceptualize instrumental innovations of development planning for urban areas.

Keywords: Supra-local planning; urban areas; planning innovation; planning instruments; Argentina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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