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This article describes the conflict between rural and urban development in the Pampa Ondulada (Rolling Pampas), the ecological region in which the city of Buenos Aires is located, which is one of the world's richest and most productive agricultural areas. It describes the ecological changes brought by urban growth in periurban and rural areas between 1869 and 1991. It also includes an analysis of the social and economical changes during the past decade (1991-2001) and their effect on ecological services. The article ends with a discussion of the lack of planning over the expansion process of the urban agglomeration, including the so-called suburbia settlements of the middle and upper classes and the speculative pricing of land in advance of its development.

This article describes the conflict between rural & urban development in the Pampa Ondulada (Rolling Pampas), the ecological region in which the city of Buenos Aires is located, which is one of the world's richest & most productive agricultural areas. It describes the ecological changes brought by urban growth in periurban & rural areas between 1869 & 1991. It also includes an analysis of the social & economical changes during the past decade (1991-2001) & their effect on ecological services. The article ends with a discussion of the lack of planning over the expansion process of the urban agglomeration, including the so-called suburbia settlements of the middle & upper classes & the speculative pricing of land in advance of its development. 2 Figures, 25 References. [Copyright 2003 Sage Publications, Inc.]