the Operating territories for the metropolis of Córdoba

Guidelines for environmental territorial planning of the Río Cruz del Eje basin

Abstract

A territory is presented, converted into a logistical topographic surface. Metropolitan nodes extend their infrastructures, tensioning the landscape, ensuring control of water and food. The green belt of the city of Córdoba, which supplied fruit and vegetable foods to its population, is undergoing transformation. Reducing its surface and relocating in a territorial strategy of national extension. The productive area of the metropolis of Córdoba is supported by some nearby peri-urban areas. In this context, the Río Cruz del Eje basin is located. A mixed urban-rural-natural area, with the capacity to produce and manage local fruit and vegetable foods for the city of Córdoba. However, at the same time, it lacks a structuring territorial vision that guides and regulates the actions of its key actors. Three scalar categories are proposed for future environmental territorial planning of the basin, taking water dynamics as a focus.