Abstract

SERENO, Claudia A.; SANTAMARIA, Mariana  and  SANTARELLI SERER, Silvia Alicia. Rururban areas: space of contrasts, meanings and belonging, city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr. [online]. 2010, n.19, pp.41-57. ISSN 0121-215X.

Because of their boundary condition, rururban areas are subject to changes wrought by urban growth and suffer the impacts associated with the process of globalization. Both factors impose forms of appropriation and use of resources that require residents to change their daily routines and adopt new strategies. This article characterizes the functions, land use, and socio-spatial practices of Bahia Blanca rururban residents, as well as the impact of global-urban pressures and the sense of belonging in their willingness to change their lifestyle and the land use destination.

Keywords : belonging; daily practices; global-urban pressures; rooting; rururban area.

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