Transformation of intermediate size cities in the U.S. and Spain: the cases of Green Bay (USA) and Albacete (Spain)

Abstract

The contemporary city is articulated as a constellation of different sized nodes of unequal densities and intensities that are territorially fragmented, which are interconnected by modern means of communication. As a result, the city is transformed into a discontinuous, fragmented metropolitan social mosaic. This paper analyzes, through a methodology that allows comparing with different indicators, the transformation of two intermediate cities, Green Bay, Wisconsin (United States) and Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).