Medellin
Social Urbanism: Enhancing community building and social capital through public space
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| Place | Medellin | |
| Country | Colombia | |
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| Author(s) | Camilo Calderon | |
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The case study is related to a highly discussed issue present in many cities of the developing world today; it brings forward the importance of facing the challenges that slums create to today’s cities and the mechanisms used for tackling such challenge. The case study focuses on the use of Participatory Planning approaches in the context of slum upgrading. It is built around a case study in the city of Medellin, Colombia where there was a strong political will and commitment to implement programs and projects in the poorest areas of the city. This initiative emerged as a need to tackle deep rooted problems present in the slum areas of the city that together with other issues placed Medellin as the most dangerous city of the world during the 1990s.
For tackling such a problem, the local Administration (2003-2007) created a slum upgrading model called “PUI - Proyecto Urbano Integral” (Integral Urban Project) which is said to be based on “participatory planning” and “slum upgrading” principles. The creation of new public spaces was the most important action of the PUI. The results of the first project following the “PUI Model”, the “PUI Noriental”, have been promoted by the Administration as highly successful and been considered as a model for slum upgrading both nationally and internationally.
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Core Questions Working Group Public Space and Civic Identity
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"Talleres de Imaginarios por Proyecto" - Public Participation Workshops Source: EDU - Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano
"Parque del Ajedrez, Paseo Andalucia and Parque de La paz y La Cultura" - before and after Source: Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano – EDU
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