Urban conflicts and the right to the city in Latin America
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:58 am
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The right to the city and urban conflicts instagram database are factors to be taken into account in the development of cities.
The Plataforma Arquitectura website interviewed Argentine researcher María Cristina Cravino on the development of cities in Latin America.
The expert understands the concept of “ right to the city ” from three perspectives. The first is associated with the definition of the term coined by the writer Henri Lefebvre in the 1960s, which placed the human being at the centre of cities. A second sense focuses on the “political horizon of urban struggles and demands, very present in Latin America,” indicates the aforementioned website. Finally, a third point of view links this concept with human rights.
On the other hand, Cravino defined “ urban conflicts ” as disputes over the use of urban space, whether public or private: “generally, more attention is paid to conflicts over public space since these have multiple uses that are in tension. However, conflicts over private spaces are increasingly relevant when they have environmental impacts.”
The coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated economic inequalities, and as a result, these differences are reflected in cities. “It is a classic phrase to begin by stating that Latin America is the most urbanized and unequal region on the planet , but in practice these elements are naturalized and therefore made invisible. As they say, to comply with the order to stay at home, you had to have a house. In this regard, popular settlements are at an urban disadvantage,” Cravino highlighted in the interview for the Plataforma Arquitectura website.
The researcher offers two alternatives to alleviate the problems in the region: the democratization of urban management and equal access to land, housing, services and opportunities .
FUNIBER sponsors a large number of university programs aimed at training professionals in the field of urban planning. One of the courses offered is the Master's Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning Projects .
The right to the city and urban conflicts instagram database are factors to be taken into account in the development of cities.
The Plataforma Arquitectura website interviewed Argentine researcher María Cristina Cravino on the development of cities in Latin America.
The expert understands the concept of “ right to the city ” from three perspectives. The first is associated with the definition of the term coined by the writer Henri Lefebvre in the 1960s, which placed the human being at the centre of cities. A second sense focuses on the “political horizon of urban struggles and demands, very present in Latin America,” indicates the aforementioned website. Finally, a third point of view links this concept with human rights.
On the other hand, Cravino defined “ urban conflicts ” as disputes over the use of urban space, whether public or private: “generally, more attention is paid to conflicts over public space since these have multiple uses that are in tension. However, conflicts over private spaces are increasingly relevant when they have environmental impacts.”
The coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated economic inequalities, and as a result, these differences are reflected in cities. “It is a classic phrase to begin by stating that Latin America is the most urbanized and unequal region on the planet , but in practice these elements are naturalized and therefore made invisible. As they say, to comply with the order to stay at home, you had to have a house. In this regard, popular settlements are at an urban disadvantage,” Cravino highlighted in the interview for the Plataforma Arquitectura website.
The researcher offers two alternatives to alleviate the problems in the region: the democratization of urban management and equal access to land, housing, services and opportunities .
FUNIBER sponsors a large number of university programs aimed at training professionals in the field of urban planning. One of the courses offered is the Master's Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning Projects .