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Thesis subject:
Geographical features of socio-‐economic segrega4on in Buenos Aires agglomera4on
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Geographical features of service sector distribution in Buenos Aires
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Morphology of different types of residential neighbourhoods (Google Earth)
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Spatial expression of the two polarized socio-economic classes
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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”
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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
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Model of socio-economical segregation of Buenos Aires