Compact City vs. Diffuse City Models
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Introduction
This present work seeks to reflect on the debate between the
urban growth models, the case of the compact model that is
proposes in the following work and the current sparse model
It possesses the city of Guayaquil. The controversy between both models.
is based on the type of occupation in the territory affecting
the daily life of the inhabitants. The city must be seen as a
system composed of different areas with their particularities, and
the success of its operation depends on its connections. Both
models present benefits and drawbacks from the point of view
environmental, psychological, architectural, political, economic, among others,
depending on who it favors more, distorting the definition of the
common good
Compact City
The compact city is one that has a structure and layout.
urban of a certain density, is socially cohesive, generates
socializing spaces, creates an area close to services,
facilitates the meeting of activities and allows for the development of life
in community.
The compact city is often associated, in many cases, in a simplistic way,
Vaga, the vertical city, the city built with tall buildings.
However, the most correct and necessary association in the conception of
this kind of city is one of compactness and density, terms with a
clear reference to a continuous and dense urban development.
Features of the model
Personal Community Cultural
Better health. Urban model Closer contact with
More clean air. cheaper than the people.
Frequent walks to maintain More exchange of
More activity More people ideas.
physics. paying less Better dialogue
taxes and interpersonal.
Better coexistence
services. Greater development
neighborly.
Less space economic and
Greater security.
busy (in a prosperity.
same service
attends to more
people).
Compact City
Other benefits of the model
•Housing close to services
•Less dependence on the car
•Better knowledge of the environment and the neighbors
•Avoid building large towers with limited space
Urban density: city
compact facing the city
diffused
The compact city: high density and mixed uses.
This type of compact city is also a low-speed city.
with narrow streets and appropriate geometry, as it is an environment
urban oriented towards people, not cars. The concept of
compact city not only refers to its physical form, but also that
it implies a compactness of functions, a mixture and interrelation of
activities, favored by density, that share the same fabric
urban.
The dispersed city: uncontrolled growth.
The dispersed city is produced by the conjunction of activities and
very diverse elements (houses, shopping centers, factories or schools)
that invade the territory extensively and indiscriminately: what grows
mainly it is the space occupied by the houses and that destined for a
private use, the private destroys the public.
Compact vs Diffuse
Compact City:
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen is considered one of the most compact cities.
and manageable in Europe, since most of the interesting places
they are on foot. The city is welcoming and it circulates through it
mainly pedestrians instead of cars.
Compact City:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Symbolism:
Transport:
Train Line
Metro Line
Equipment
Cultural Heritage
Churches
Plazas and landmarks
Government
Guayaquil: Diffuse City
Broadly speaking, Guayaquil has followed patterns of expansion and
growth similar to many cities around the world: a
a dense and diverse center is gradually evacuated in favor of a city
bedroom, where office areas and residential areas are
separated. As the city grows, multiple are formed
centers, some more or less diverse than others. That level of diversity and
The mix of uses gives each neighborhood its unique character, some more bustling.
and noisy, others quieter. In recent years, a phenomenon
new has altered this pattern, a phenomenon that other cities have already
experienced and are trying to reverse. Horizontal growth and
the almost exclusive prevalence of single-family housing is
transforming Guayaquil into less and less of a city. These patterns
growth results in environmental degradation and privatization
of public space, altering the way we understand
our role as citizens and our relationship with others.
Guayaquil: Diffuse City
Photos: single-family homes that are proliferating in the northern area of Guayaquil, MIDUVI.
Popular Bastion
It has an area of 341.35 hectares, 9 kilometers from the city center. Bastión Popular, to
like most of the peripheral settlements of Guayaquil, it is the result of invasions of
lands, this settlement occupied private lands that were part of the northern industrial area of
the city, between km 10 and 14 of the road to Daule, during the years 1986–1987.
Population:
Its population (73,655 inhabitants in 2001) represents 3.70% of the total urban population of Guayaquil.
result of internal migrations from neighboring provinces or from cantons of the same province, people
with different origins, human experiences, and their own attributes, divorced from the field and without
an embargo never adapted to the life of the city; all of them converge in this place to form a
bastion or the house of thousands of displaced or marginalized.
Physical environment:
Part of Bastión settled in a floodable area, which due to its topography and soil characteristics is
of poor drainage, causing terrible environmental consequences, a situation that worsens because little
little by little they were filling in to build their houses in a disorganized manner, without leaving space for
discharge of wastewater and rainwater, bringing with it environmental consequences that along with the
overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and poor hygiene.
Popular Bastion
73.655 habitantes
Popular Bastion
Symbolism:
Main Streets
Bicycle lanes
Equipments
Green areas
Churches
Plazas and landmarks
Trade
Conclusion
In conclusion, I see the compact city as an opportunity to
guarantee an urban cultural heritage and the permanence of the
interaction between different social capitals as one of the hallmarks of
a mature and cohesive society. A society in which the
people can act as information agents and where the
contact on the street, walking especially, allows to enrich the
citizen life. The very layout of the urban blocks is
closely linked to the number of people with whom a
a pedestrian crosses while walking.
Bibliography
Jane, J. (1967). Muerte y Vida de las Grandes Ciudades. Madrid:
Península Editions.
Photos of Guayaquil: MIDUVI.
Photos Maps: Google Earth.
