by martin | Dec 10, 2019 | New Urban Practices, News, Programs
In 1978, the Moser family (Caroline, her then husband Brian, and two sons Titus -8- and Nathaniel -5-) went to live for a year in the Indio Guayas squatter settlement in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Like everyone else in the neighborhood, they built a wooden house on stilts,...
by martin | Nov 28, 2019 | Articles, Conflicts in the digital space, News, Programs, Publications and Media
Authors: Margarita Gutman, Javier Nesprias, Ximena Puppoo Link: https://area.fadu.uba.ar/wp-content/uploads/AREA2601/2601_gutman_et_al.pdf Summary: This article presents an analysis of a set of demands for environmental conflicts related to five large...
by martin | Nov 20, 2019 | Design and Development, News, Programs
Slums are not homogeneous, and there are many diverse vested interests that exist in slums that challenge upgrading initiatives. All of these interests must be properly understood and brought into the planning process. The best way to do this is through negotiated...
by martin | Nov 14, 2019 | Conflicts in the digital space, News, Programs, Publications and Media, Videos
Pannelists: Martín Groisman, Marcelo Soria, Daniel Wolkowicz, Maria Del Valle Ledesma and Margarita Gutman This video is in Spanish with no subtitles available Summary: A roundtable that brings together members from different careers of the FADU UBA who...
by martin | Oct 28, 2019 | Design and Development, Habitat in Debt, News, Programs
On October 16th, 2019, the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) launched this recently published book that evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. The book is organized...