Land occupations in Córdoba. Development pathways and related territorial variables

Abstract

The names are modified and the very term urban informality is currently in dispute. However, these forms of access to habitat are reproduced in many cities in response to a housing demand not satisfied either by the real estate market or the state, assuming logic and processes specific to each territory. In the city of Córdoba in particular, land occupations are the form of occupation of space with the biggest growth in recent years. This paper aims to analyze the processes of production and transformation of land occupation as forms of informal habitat at a spatial and urban level. The methodology useda spatial analysis of the transformations of the occupation’s environment, and its link with other spatial and socio-demographic data, based on analysis of satellite images and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It is assumed that the results achieved prove collective processes with an accelerated dynamic of spatial transformation that is largely related to the characteristics of the environment in which they are located and that are particular to this form of territorial development. Likewise, the results are considered a contribution to the knowledge of the informal logic that collaborates in the generation of adequate public policies.

Keywords:
Land occupations; Housing policies; Territorial variables; Geographic Information Systems (GIS)