SUBURBAN SPRAWL IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF ROSARIO. AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT?

Abstract

The Metropolitan Region of Rosario has historically developed according to the model of "extended city"; a model that has deepened during these last fifteen years. During that time new real estate projects emerged in most all the towns of the region. They are projects based on a simple pattern of low density (wider plots and more greenery than in the city) and on the use of the private car as mean of transportation. The widespread suburbanization in the entire region reveals the limitations of the model, moving away more and more of the purpose of a sustainable urban development.