Territorio en Cambio

Eurovegas

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February 1, 2017

Territorial Expansion in Alcorcón, Madrid

Visual evidence captures the transformation of agricultural land into commercial and residential infrastructure on the outskirts of Alcorcón, Madrid. The comparative imagery documents a five-year period of development, showcasing the conversion of open terrain into structured urban zones complete with circulation networks and roundabout configurations.

Agricultural landscape in Alcorcón prior to development, 2011 Commercial and residential development in Alcorcón showing constructed infrastructure, 2016

The photographs reveal characteristic patterns of early 21st-century Spanish urbanization: the rapid conversion of previously undeveloped periphery zones into mixed-use complexes. Traffic circulation systems, featuring the signature roundabout elements, form the skeletal framework of the new landscape.

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