La structure urbaine en république Argentine : le cas de Buenos Aires

Abstract

Approximately one half of Argentina’s population is found along an axis extending between the cities of Rosario and La Plata, and which includes only 3 per cent of the national territory. Because of this striking concentration, Buenos Aires's metropolitan function is of ever-increasing importance ; with its seven million inhabitants, it bas a virtual monopoly of the secondary and tertiary activities of the country. But this lack of equilibrium, and the city's off-centre location, have made necessary the decentralization of both industry and government. The development of five large centres — Córdoba, Mendoza, Tucumán, Santa Fe — Paraná, and Resis-tencia — Corrientes — have permitted the establishment of a better balanced urban structure and national economy.