Metropolitan areas under transformation. Present and future of the “Corredor del Henares” in the functional area of Madrid
Abstract
This work analyzes the economic, social and territorial recent changes of the Corredor del Henares, a classic axis of economic concentration and diffusion related to Madrid growth. The aim of this work is to know something more about the processes of change which are being carried out in metropolitan areas around this site. These processes are related to deep transformations in the global productive system, which produce new situations of spatial integration and compartmentalization. The Corredor del Henares is an example of this new situation, which becomes apparent through the functional transformation and the incorporation of new territories into the metropolitan area of Madrid. This study delimits the current area of the Corredor del Henares, indicates the elements which define its proper accessibility, analyzes the sense of the transformations in its productive structure and relates the forecast of new soil for economic activities to the demand of this product.Ce document analyse les plus récents changements économiques, sociales et territoriales du Corredor del Henares, un axe classique de concentration et de diffusion économique lié à l’agglomération de Madrid. La connaissance des processus de changement qui sont réalisés dans les zones métropolitaines européennes c’est but de ce travail. Ces processus sont liés aux transformations du système mondial de production, tout en créant des nouvelles situations d’intégration et de cloisonnement de l’espace. Le Corredor del Henares est un très bon exemple des transformations économiques actuelles et de l’incorporation des nouveaux territoires au région fonctionnel traditionnelle. L’étude définit l’espace fonctionnel actuel du Corredor, et aussi il délimite les éléments qui définissent sa bonne accessibilité. Au meme temps l’étude analyse les transformation de sa structure productive et il établie les relations entre les prévisions de nouvel espace, pour les activités économiques, avec la demande finale de ce produit.
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