Urban mobility of the population in the city of Encarnacion, Paraguay. Urban development and environmental management

The purpose of this literature review and case study of the San Pedro and San Isidro neighborhoods of the city of Encarnacion, located on the periphery and dependent on the opportunities of the downtown area -labor, education, recreation and services - is to study the factors that influence the flow of vehicular movement in terms of their accessibility to the downtown area, as elements that promote development in the urban environment. The descriptive methodology used, including the application of questionnaires and interviews with inhabitants over 18 years of age who move around, and completed with observation, measurement and participating observation, shows as a result that the needs of the population are not being met in the neighborhoods under study, and that greater displacements are required to satisfy them, which, in turn, evidences the influence of external factors such as urban planning. It can be concluded that among the factors that influence mobility, location and reliance on services in other areas predominate.