Abstract

RIVERA PABON, Jorge Andrés. Geo-Historical Analysis of the Urbanization Process in South America: From the Pre-Columbian to the Modern Neoliberal Period. Perspectiva Geográfica [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.151-178. ISSN 0123-3769.

This paper examines from a diachronic, structural and endogenous view the South American urbanization process, taking as main analytic elements the settlements' structure and the urban dynamics, occurred from the pre-Columbian development stage, to the contemporary period, the neoliberal order. For that purpose, a qualitative methodology is developed that uses the historical, geopolitical and cartographic documental information review as research techniques, and includes fieldwork and photography as primary sources.

Keywords : South America; geo-history; human settlement processes; urbanization.

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