Montería, an intermediate city: a step forward in territorial consolidation in the colombian continental caribbean (2021-2030)

Abstract

The city of Montería has established itself as a stronghold in the Colombian Caribbean. Urban development, population growth, and projections for services and commerce point toward the goals set within the framework of its territorial consolidation. According to the Territorial Planning Plan (POT) (2021-2032), the city of Montería has adopted a land use model based on the quality of public spaces in its functional and service structure. Likewise, the urban component projects a strategic socioeconomic structure, based on urban centers, infrastructure, and large green spaces, which allow for the proper functioning of a dignified space for citizens. Montería's territorial consolidation as an intermediate city has been established within the functional framework it has had in the geohistorical process. Structural problems, related to population growth and its regional relationships in the dynamics of services and commerce, have projected Montería as a thriving city open to the world within the framework of a global economy.