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Public space, peri-urban areas and the right to the city. Intervention in Caracolí Park, Ciudad Bolívar

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  • Sandra Caquimbo Salazar Pontifical Xavierian University
  • Olga Lucía Ceballos Ramos Pontifical Xavierian University
  • Cecilia López Pérez Pontifical Xavierian University
Vol. 32 No. 89 (2017)

Abstract

The informal production of habitat is a growing phenomenon in Colombian cities, which share a common characteristic: the lack of public space to enable the development of community life. In a period when the right to the city has been reclaimed government actions seem to be insufficient. There is then a reflection for academics to empower the inhabitants of popular neighborhoods to effectively influence the transformation of their realities. From this perspective, this paper presents the work conducted in Caracolí, an informal settlement located in Bogotá DC, Colombia, where different academic and social objectives were combined to improve the physical conditions of the only park in the area. This study shows theoretical backgrounds, the results of previous research developed by the authors and the development of activities to conclude on the need to combine different knowledge for the construction of communities and cities.

Author Biographies

Sandra Caquimbo Salazar, Pontifical Xavierian University

Architect, National University of Colombia; MSc in Landscape, Environment and City, National University of La Plata, Argentina; Specialist in Social Housing, University of Chile. Assistant professor, Pontifical Xavierian University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, member of the Research Group on Housing Quality and Habitability. Coordinator, Cuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo.

Olga Lucía Ceballos Ramos, Pontifical Xavierian University

Architect, MSc in Urban Development, National University of Colombia. Associate professor, Javeriana University, Faculty of Architecture and Design. Head of the Research Group on Housing Quality and Habitability. Director, Cuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo.

Cecilia López Pérez, Pontifical Xavierian University

Architect. MSc in Restoration of Architectural Monuments, Javeriana University. PhD student in Engineering, Panama University of Technology. Assistant professor, Javeriana University, Faculty of Architecture and Design. Head of the GRIME research group.

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Caquimbo Salazar, S., Ceballos Ramos, O. L., & López Pérez, C. (2017). Public space, peri-urban areas and the right to the city. Intervention in Caracolí Park, Ciudad Bolívar. Revista INVI, 32(89), 113–143. Retrieved from https://byzantion.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62743
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