global-journal-of-human-social-science-c-sociology-culture Global Journal of Human-Social Science - C: Sociology & Culture 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 74450 Theoretical growth model space for Cities BellAnDr. Jos Reyes Bernal COLOMBIA, University of Colombia 15 03 2012 12 C10 21 26

This work raises a theoretical model of spatial growth for the cities in which makes explicit that the growth of population and income growth determined the city’s expansion in terms of area built for business and the area destined for housing. At the same time, shows that local public policy can slow down the growth of the population in the cities by avoiding that generate an unbalanced growth and thus increase the housing deficit.

 City dynamic urban growth balanced space population. Full Text

This work raises a theoretical model of spatial growth for the cities in which makes explicit that the growth of population and income growth determined the city's expansion in terms of area built for business and the area destined for housing. At the same time, shows that local public policy can slow down the growth of the population in the cities by avoiding that generate an unbalanced growth and thus increase the housing deficit.