Abstract
With 92% of its population living in urban areas, Argentina is one of the most urbanized countries on the planet. The province of Buenos Aires, which is located on the outskirts of the national capital, is home to 16.65 million people, or 39% of the national population. Like in many South countries, the populations of the small and medium-sized cities, which serve as intermediate centers between the countryside and the urban network, are growing steadily. Such cities offer services and infrastructures to both urban and rural populations, as well as a residential alternative to the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. However, these cities face specific problems that require appropriate responses.
Highlights
With 92% of its population living in urban areas, Argentina is one of the most urbanized countries on the planet
Robinson’s concept, Nueve de Julio is an “ordinary” city founded on modernity and tradition, and which must be analyzed for what it really is: a mere reproduction of a European city model that is facing serious development problems, whose territory is disparate in terms of facilities and 20% of whose population is living in poverty
A medium-sized city in terms of its population size and surface area, it is an intermediate city in that it creates a direct link between the rural economy and the public services required by the regional population
Summary
Establishing an open system of urban planning is imperative. This begins with the collection of technical and social data, which is currently scattered between the local government services and the Cooperative, which must be processed digitally and geospatially. With the collaboration of these two institutions (as well as citizen participation), a rational diagnosis can be established and priorities set. These goals should include social, economic and spatial integration, efforts to include the city’s poor and more rational, less costly development of the suburban periphery. This will enable Nueve de Julio to better play its role as an intermediate city for the entire urban and regional population with regard to business, administration, education and health services. Keywords Intermediate city · Ordinary city · Medium sized city · Urban growth · Urban planning · Urban poverty · Cooperative of services · Nueve de Julio · Province of Buenos Aires · Argentina
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