Medellín rewrites its neighborhoods

Social Urban Planning 2004-2011

Authors

  • Alejandro Echeverri, Dr. URBAM, University EAFIT, Medellín, Colômbia

Abstract

Medellín, during the last fifteen years, underwent a process of urban and social transformation that aroused interest all over the world. It ceased to be an "invisible" place, after being considered one of the most violent cities of the planet, to become a reference or meeting point for the processes of inclusion and innovation. But the analysis of the Medellín's experience that could be useful for other cities with similar conditions, must be done with caution, having the awareness that it is a process that is just beginning, in a social context still of great inequality and in a territory with huge environmental threats. This paper presents some of the strategies and undertaken actions in this process of urban and social reform.

Keywords: Medellín; social urbanism; inclusion.

Author Biography

Alejandro Echeverri, Dr., URBAM, University EAFIT, Medellín, Colômbia

Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Studies (Urbam) at EAFIT University in Medellín. He studied at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) where he was lecturer and director of the Research Group in Architecture between 2001 and 2003. He studied doctorate at the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB - UPC), where he was also a visiting professor.

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Published

2017-07-10

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2017): Cidades Latino Americanas

Section

Artigos