Large mining and its urban impact in the 21st century: The peri-urban land as a conflictive scenario in an intermediate city like Cajamarca

During the 20th century, industrial activities linked to the extraction of minerals gave rise to the implementation of settlements or urban neighborhoods as company towns. In the 21st century, mining projects have emerged that focus more on connectivity, which reduces the direct impact on the produc...

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Autor: Vega-Centeno, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/31634
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/ensayo/article/view/31634
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Minería
Urbanización
Periurbano
Cajamarca
Economía urbana
Mining
Urbanization
Peri-urban
Urban economy
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Sumario:During the 20th century, industrial activities linked to the extraction of minerals gave rise to the implementation of settlements or urban neighborhoods as company towns. In the 21st century, mining projects have emerged that focus more on connectivity, which reduces the direct impact on the production of urban spaces. However, its effects on the urban economy can lead to important impacts on urbanization processes. This article analyzes how uncontrolled urban expansion, derived from large-scale mining activity, transforms peri-urban spaces in an intermediate city like Cajamarca: they become scenarios of conflict between rural and urban logic, with changes in land use through notarial means, outside of municipal regulations.