Análisis multinivel y conflictos generados por la transformación del periurbano fronterizo de Villa del Rosario

Abstract

The present work addresses the way in which the expansion of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta has intervened much of the peri-urban territory of the municipalities that comprise it, with the consequent transformation of the landscape and in particular the areas of agricultural production. This trend overlaps the existence of formal scenarios based on binational agreements and informal processes supported by appropriate social and cultural relations by resident communities on both sides of the border. Specifically, the complexities present in the peri-urban territories of the municipality of Villa del Rosario are studied as a basis for generating strategies that exceed the traditional field-city disjunctive model and address a multidimensional conjunctive systemic approach. Based on approximations and interpretations from the theoretical approaches of the complex systems and previous studies developed in the peri-urban area of Villa del Rosario, Colombia, the research allows to identify and characterize the rural-urban dynamics in peri-urban territories and analyze in detail the impacts of landscape transformation processes taking into account aspects of multi-level territorial planning, which becomes a significant contribution for decision-making in cross-border territorial planning in general and for the adequate development of the peri-urban area under study in particular.