geographic features of socioeconomic segregation in buenos aires
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Thesis subject:
Geographical features of socio-‐economic segrega4on in Buenos Aires agglomera4on
The defini0on of Buenos Aires agglomera0on
Urban Con4nuum of Buenos Aires consists of :
o Autonomous city of Buenos Aires: 48 sta0s0cal units (barrios)
o Greater Buenos Aires: Autonomous city + 24 stat units (par0dos) of the province Buenos Aires
o Agglomera0on of Buenos Aires: Greater Buenos Aires + 6 stat units (par0dos) of the province of Buenos Aires
The history of formation of socio-economic segregation in Buenos Aires Until 1943 – the formation of a “city of masses”
Precondi)ons o Industrializa0on o Interna0onal migra0on (from
Spain, Italy) o Infrastructural transforma0on of
the city (forma0on of residen0al blocks, roads etc).
o Main trend on the real estate market – tenancy
Result • Socio-‐economic groups fragmented
and randomly distributed
1940-1960 – The period of governance of J. Peron
Precondi)ons: o Internal migra0on o Na0onaliza0on of transport o Issue of law-‐interest loans o Control over the transporta0on prices
Results: • The city doubled its area – took nowadays configura0on • Massive and chao0c suburbaniza0on of low income popula0on groups • Self constructed houses -‐ Infrastructural deficiencies – absence of sewerage, water inside the household • Concentric paQern of distribu0on of socio-‐economic groups
1960-1990- Alteration of political regimes and neoliberal economical policy
Preconditions o Unstable political situation o Neoliberal economical course o End of privileges for the low income
populations o Governmental stimulation of large
housing projects (for middle class) o Exclusion of the low income
populations from the city center Results § End of the territorial growth § More densely populated urban
spaces § Classical suburbanization (middle,
higher classes) § Expansion of territories occupied by
slums and gated communities
Modern socio-economic segregation, 2001
Unsa0sfied Basic Needs o Inconveniences in housing
aspects (precarious houses, communal houses etc.)
o Deficiencies in sanita0on (absence of a toilet in the house)
o Crowding (more of 3 persons in a household)
o Schooling (kids of 6-‐12 years old who don’t aQend school)
o Ability of subsistence (at least 1 economically occupied member in the household)
Geographical features of service sector distribution in Buenos Aires
Morphology of different types of residential neighbourhoods (Google Earth)
Spatial expression of the two polarized socio-economic classes
Gated Communities Private neighbourhoods,
territorially restricted with walls, fences etc. The entrance require ID.
� Vast periphery of the agglomeration
� Great concentration at the north of the agglomeration: landscape, water supplies etc. and the continuity of the “rich zone”
Shanty towns (villas miserias) On empty or free on any
other type of land use territories
� Next to industrial and other infrastructural buildings
� Along the river banks � Along railroads and
highways � Around and among Gated
Communities � At the territorial edges of
the agglomeration
Model of socio-economical segregation of Buenos Aires
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