El Salado Stream Canalization: Impact on the La Arboleda Urbanization in Soledad, Atlántico (2010-2014)

Abstract

In this article, from the perspective of historical geography, the spatial transformation of the La Arboleda urbanization located in the municipality of Soledad, Atlántico (Colombia) during the period between 2010 and 2014 is analyzed, as a result of the consequences generated by the canalization of the El Salado stream. Based on the concept of space as a socially constructed entity, the negative impact of this stream on the lives of the area's inhabitants is analyzed in the first instance. Then, Randle's methodological assumptions (1966), which guided the research presented here, are established. The main results of the study reveal the impacts of canalization on the physical, economic, and social aspects of this urbanization, which means that the research work presented here is a cartography referring to these topics.