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Asentamientos precarios. Una aproximación para su mejoramiento integral y prevención
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ISSN: 2011-3188
EISSN: 2215-969X
Autor
Vergel Tovar, Cristian Erik
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Resumen
The paper advocates six reasons to address the phenomenon of slums from the perspective of city planning and urban management, describing a number of strategies to deal with the phenomenon developed in Colombia and abroad, and focusing on the recently approved national policy paper Conpes 3604 “Guidelines for the Consolidation of the National Slum Upgrading Strategy” and its implications. In addition it puts forth guidelines in relation to the contributions made by architecture students and professional architects in terms of slum upgrading and slum prevention. Finally, the paper puts forth a number of conclusions dealing with some of the challenges implied by the Conpes document, as well as some recommendations related to alternatives for land development and affordable housing supply for low income groups as part of urban renewal and urban growth processes.