Description:

Rionegro stands out as a territory where unique urban, environmental, and cultural dynamics converge. It faces the challenge of preserving its exceptional natural heritage and its historical and cultural richness while embarking on an ambitious urban transformation process in response to its continuous growth in recent decades. This process is in line with its city model, defined in the Territorial Planning Plan (POT) as “”an intermediate, green, friendly, and sustainable city””, based on the appropriation of technologies, economic strengthening, regional integration, international projection, and preservation of natural, historical, and cultural heritage.

The proposal seeks to contribute to the implementation and strengthening of the municipal model, consolidating itself as the main center of the eastern Antioquia region. This is achieved through a reading of the territory that identifies and enhances these dynamics, recognizing them as complementary and symbiotic. The Metropolitan Water Park of the Río Negro (PMAR) is positioned as a key initiative within the municipal development plan, articulating various processes of growth and urban improvement around the water resource.

These transformation processes include the densification and requalification of urban land, as well as the progressive incorporation of expansion areas. However, this activity generates increasing pressure on the ecological structure of the municipality, especially on its water systems. This is compounded by a context of climate change with patterns of increasingly intense rainfall and more marked droughts, which poses the challenge of developing strategies and concrete actions to adapt to these constant changes. It is crucial to address urban growth without compromising the landscape and environmental qualities of the territory, ensuring its preservation for future generations.