Talk:Case Study Montevideo 3

In review of the case study of Montevideo, it seems to have the problem as most cities in South America. The problem arises when cities are not economically strong enough to support its population and these could be link to many factors, such as global economics, political infrastructures, climate change and more...From my understanding, Montevideo is not spared from those affecting factors.

As mentioned, there exist 23% of the population are still living in poverty, that is equivalent to an estimated number of 345000 people. The question I would like to pose is the living conditions of this population. Are they living in slums environment? Are they living near to the park project as mentioned?

If the answer is yes and that they are living in slums environment, then I will find the park fairly irrelevant. A beautiful community park and clean energy in the city would no doubt create positive waves in the urban context but with such a high poverty ratio, an urban plan to improve the slum conditions might seems to be a more appropriate approach and should be on the top priority. Furthermore, it is clear that the city has limited funding and that is the reason why it chose to surrender its environment for dirty industrial uses.

It would make it even more unfeasible when the park is not located within walking distance from the troubled population. Transportation, time and effort would only deter this group from patronizing the space. Which means the initiative proposed would has no direct impact on the wound in the society. The slum environment is the sum of survival necessities, created on the most honest basic, nothing too much, nothing too less, just enough to sustain life. It is an infrastructure that should be improved and not remove.

The shifting of interests away from the trouble landscape is a movement to isolate or even eliminate it. That would likely to result in an inbalance in the society, which would in terms interrupt with the growth of the city.

In conclusion, main consideration should be focus on improving life of the poverty, even if the population are not living in slum conditions. Their neighbourhood should be studied critically and prescribe with the best remedy, to upgrade its infrastructure, such as schools, kitchen gardens, social services and social spaces right in the very heart of these communities.