Territory, Housing and Reconfiguration (1950-2022). Tenencias of southeastern Morelia, Michoacán

Abstract

This paper exposes the dichotomy immersed in the city-countryside relations, caused by the conurbation process. Aspects related to the cultural value, ways of life and the changes derived from the exponential growth of the urban spawl in the border territory, whose purpose is to offer low-density housing and which leads to diverse modifications in the habitat of the pre-existing inhabitants, are announced here. Likewise, a brief study is made regarding some modifications made to article 27 of the Constitution, which facilitated the change of land use from rural to urban. It is pertinent to mention that the process of territorial reconfiguration of urban edges is a constant in our country, both in forested areas and in beach sites, which makes the topic relevant, and in this case, it is approached under the analysis and exploration of facts that modify both human habitation and the natural physical environment. The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between the production of physical space, livelihood and daily practices of the urban edge, in rural areas and the city. The methodology is based on regional geography, through the analysis of physical space and habitation. In this regard, we ask ourselves in what elements can the reconfiguration of the territory be evidenced and what is its imprint on the physical and natural environment?

Keywords: Border territory, housing, reconfiguration, inhabitin.