Propuesta de zonificación en base al crecimiento urbano de la ciudad de Piribebuy, Paraguay, comprendido entre 1994 y 2010

Abstract

As many other cities of the country, the City of Piribebuy has a deficit in urban and regional planning. For this reason an increasing haphazard urbanization causes vari- ous severe problems. Based on the urban development of Piribebuy City during 1994 and 2010 a descriptive study has been carried out, e.g. by identifying the commercial sector as well as the current land use, in order to create proposals for the future zonal development of the city. The study consists of three categories as there are: 1) the natural physical environment, describing the natural physical characteristics of the urban area (morphological analysis, elevation and slope of the ground, climate, soils, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology and vegetation) and of the Piribebuy Creek wa- tershed; 2) the artificial physical environment, describing and quantifying the char- acteristics of the urban area (land use, infrastructure, roads, recreation areas; and historical districts); 3) the social environment, describing the demographical and eco- nomical development as well as the tourism on nature. This category was assisted by direct observations, interviews and photographical material. Two zones have been identified by the study: the first so-called urban zone (central, urbanized and peripher- ical) and the second zone, the complementary areas (environmental interest, environ- mental protection, touristic and historical sites and urban expansion), all with their own corresponding regulations and restrictions, in order to prevent their own to loose its special characteristics that make it unique.