Abstract

CASTRO GIL, NORBEY  and  LOPEZ GIRALDO, CARLOS ANDRES. TERRITORIAL INTEGRATION IN PALESTINA, CALDAS TRHOUGH MACROPROJECTS OF REGIONAL IMPORTANCE. Luna Azul [online]. 2012, n.35, pp.149-176. ISSN 1909-2474.

Developing strategies and mechanisms for regional integration is of great importance to the municipality of Palestina and other similar municipalities which hold the lowest category in the municipal influenced classification becaue of some physical and functional disruption characteristics in the territory. It is also relevant and applicable to other municipalities where large scale projects of regional importance, have been implementing without either proper planning or an articulation with the context and municipal characteristics. The first contribution of this research is the development of the regional characterization of the territory and the unit of analysis, from the dimensions of development and its attributes, and setting the imbalances in land use, but also its potential and development opportunities. Subsequently, the possible prospective scenarios for the analyzed area are established from the spatial determinants of land that currently guide land use and its confrontation with the overall development perspectives and the proposed scenarios are determined, which simulate a form of occupation of the mirco-region expansion areas, considering the opportunities, possibilities and constraints generated by the establishment of the macro projects. Afterwards, the lines of action arising from the prospective scenarios and the construction of the macroprojects with a sub-regional, microregional and municipal impact in the models of territorial occupation, regional imbalance, land use, road connectivity, use conversion and deficits solution, recovery of environmentally sensitive areas, relocation of settlements and modal articulation, among other factors, are established. Finally, the policy guidelines and objectives which allow the development of a city project are formulated, directed to influence profoundly the regional urban network, promoting the adoption of sustainable development models, endogenous, local and regional approaches that originate in an specific and complementary way originate, qualitative achievement centered models such as, varied, multi-polar, balanced, clean and energy efficient compact urbanization.

Keywords : Integration; macroprojects; development; prospective; ordering.

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