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28/11/13

Villamuriel de Cerrato, Palencia

Located on the outskirts of any settlement, the phenomenon of roundabout urbanism manifests itself. This visual record captures the transformation of agricultural land in Villamuriel de Cerrato, a municipality in the province of Palencia, documenting the shift from open countryside to developed infrastructure characterized by traffic circles and roadway networks.

2002
Villamuriel de Cerrato in 2002 showing undeveloped agricultural fields
2011
Villamuriel de Cerrato in 2011 showing developed area with roundabouts and roads

The comparative imagery reveals the extent of landscape modification over this nine-year period. What was previously characterized by agricultural parcels has been transformed through infrastructure development, demonstrating the rapid pace of territorial change that occurred during this era of urban expansion in peripheral Spanish communities.