Qualitative changes in urban structures. the degraded wetland recovery in the metropolitan area of the greater resistencia, argentina

The present article aims to reflect the existing complex interaction between the processes of urban sprawls and their impact on natural environments and to analyze, in particular, the experiences in the Gran Resistencia (province of the Chaco, Argentine Republic). It rescues the study case as a back...

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Autores:
Schneider, Valeria
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2010
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/32228
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/32228
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/22308/
Palabra clave:
Qualiy of life
urban sprawl
wetlands
Chaos Theory
calidad de vida
expansión urbana
humedales
teoría del caos
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The present article aims to reflect the existing complex interaction between the processes of urban sprawls and their impact on natural environments and to analyze, in particular, the experiences in the Gran Resistencia (province of the Chaco, Argentine Republic). It rescues the study case as a background, interprets it in terms of the theory of the complexity, allowing evaluation of the incidence of catastrophes such as floods, viewed like “a constructive and positive” process that has allowed the introduction of changes necessary to protect the population from such situations and to improve the natural environment management. The process has made possible a change in the perception of the population, having improved the coexistence with its context, and inducing the authorities to take measures to restore natural environments degraded in the sprawl process, creating policies to include them like recreational spaces. These river and lagoons areas are part of a complex system of wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. Its progressive incorporation to the recreational park, contributes to heighten the quality of life of its inhabitants.