期刊名称:Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
印刷版ISSN:2065-3913
电子版ISSN:2065-3921
出版年度:2020
卷号:15
期号:2
页码:1-18
出版社:Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Academy of Economic Studies
摘要:Facing the new territorial configurations where the traditional binary conception of rural area versus urban area has become obsolete, this contribution aims at establishing new precisions about the most recurrent terms used in the scientific literature to describe the urban-rural gradient in a Latin-American context. As methodology, in order to identify and systematize the most outstanding attributes for each term, a Citation Frequency Index (CFI) has been calculated in 64 documents and 598 quotes. Additionally the Sorensen Similarity Index (SSI) has been measured in order to identify distinctions and synergies among terms, obtaining a wider understanding of this territory and its interactions. A total of 50 attributes were identified and, based on them, the following precisions were formulated: "Rurban area" is a territory that, despite experiencing pressure for urban growth, is still strongly rooted to rural activities due to its proximity to the rural area. The terms "suburban area" and "periphery" are spatially located closer to the urban area; however, periphery is mainly associated with precariousness and informality, while a LatinAmerican suburb is constituted by large extensions of gated communities next to territories of poverty. Finally, the "periurban area" is essentially defined as an interface between urban and rural land, with highly heterogeneous uses and, due to its synergies with the other terms, it is recognized as a more extensive and encompassing territorial notion. This exercise highlights the importance of specific studies that distinguish the conceptual nuances of terminology in each region and the realities and imaginaries they represent.
关键词:Citation Frequency Index; periurban; suburban; Rurban; periphery