Abstract

BARRIENTOS ZAPATA, Alfonso David. La Región Metropolitana Boliviana de La Paz-El Alto. Cuad. urbano [online]. 2012, vol.13, n.13, pp.193-216. ISSN 1853-3655.

This publication describes the principal characteristics of the conurbation of the cities of La Paz and El Alto located in the East of Bolivia which together with Cochabamba and Santa Cruz constitute the three metropolitan "cities" of the country. It points out that based on the Political Constitution of Bolivia they should be considered Metropolitan Regions. Also, it states that unlike the classical processes of metropolitan formation, the La Paz-El Alto conurbation is the result of a political-territorial division caused by the prioritization of political interests, lack of institutional concerns and socio-cultural marginalization. Concentrating on the La Paz-El Alto conurbation it expresses the spatial transformation processes that occur in what should be defined as a metropolitan region and the scenarios and tendencies that are the result of its potentials.

Keywords : Metropolitan; Urban Transformations; El Alto and La Paz cities; Bolivia.

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