Buenos Aires (mega city): urban functions and land use patterns

Question 1

what country is Buenos aires the capital of?

Answer 1

Argentina

Question 2

what is its population in the federal area?

Answer 2

2.78 million

Question 3

in 2001 where was the city in the UN ranked?

Answer 3

12th larges city in the world

Question 4

THE PERIPHERY-main settlement=squatter settlements

Answer 4

poorer groups e.g mixed Indian and European race

Question 5

THE PERIPHERY-where are clusters of temporary shacks found?

Answer 5

railway tracks and under motorway bridges

Question 6

CENTRAL AREA-what happened in the 19th century?

Answer 6

city expanded around core and was laid out in a formal grid pattern

Question 7

CENTRAL AREA- two spines cut through central parts of the city…

Answer 7

1) Avenida de Mayo- links national congress building with costa rosa
2) Avenida 9 de Julio- commemorates first 100 years of Argentina’s existence as a souverient state

Question 8

CENTRAL AREA-what is the main focus on?

Answer 8

retail e.g Florida Lavelle and several shopping malls

Question 9

SUBURBS-what way does the social + economic status decline?

Answer 9

north to south

Question 10

SUBURBS-what type of housing?

Answer 10

low quality, high density housing mixed with industry

Question 11

SUBURBS-what type of green space?

Answer 11

limited and poor services

Question 12

SUBURBS-where are similar urban structures found?

Answer 12

more distant suburbs or zones of accretion

more uniformed residential landuse