Capability approach
, 47
See also Capabilities
Categorising and labelling cities
, 31
Colombian constitution
, 11
Communal space
, 32, 39, 75
Communicative planning theory
, 44, 45
Community Action Group
, 12, 109
See also Junta (de) Acción Comunal (JAC)
Community facilities
, 99, 100, 103
Community image and self-esteem
, 126–131
Community participation
, 36
Competitive city
, 58, 114, 167, 171
Comuna
, 13, 15, 16, 22, 26, 74, 78
Consolidation
, 3, 6, 11, 98
Context-sensitive and culture-sensitive
, 47
Contribution to urban life and culture
, 9, 31, 112
Cooperativa de Vivienda
, 17
Crops
, 39, 83, 94, 95, 96, 161, 166
Defensoría del espacio público
, 167
Democratic shortcomings
, 161
Democratic space
, 69, 86, 137, 140, 165
Denigration
, 6, 27, 30, 48, 109, 121, 146
Design language
, 20, 137–138
symbolic value in
, 63–67
symbolically meaningful
, 20, 35, 59, 60, 63–65, 92, 115, 116, 121, 127, 135, 137–138, 141–146, 163–165
Distribution
, 10, 11, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50
Distributional
, 3, 41, 43, 44
Distributional justice
, 110, 112, 113, 119, 166
See also Distribution; Distributional
Effective environment
, 71
Empowerment
, 37, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 49, 58
Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano - Urban Development Enterprise (EDU)
, 13
Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM)
, 13
Encounter
, 51, 54, 55, 69, 81, 90, 99
Environmental justice discourse
, 58–59
EPM. See Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM)
Equity
, 4, 40, 44, 45, 47, 49, 58, 66
Escaleras electricas
, 15
Exclusion
, 37, 48, 49, 57, 59, 63, 64, 68, 106, 120, 168
Inclusion
, 14, 37, 64, 65, 68, 80, 106, 107, 164, 168
Individual property rights
, 39, 75
Informal economies
, 123
lack of improvement in
, 124–126
Informal environment
, 35, 146, 166
Informal settlements
, 3–7, 30–69, 30–33
growth dynamics in
, 29
material qualities of
, 6
in Medellín
, 10–18
in open spaces
, 74
public spaces in
, 60–61
spatial justice
, 3–7, 42–51
upgrading
, 33–34
Informal trade
, 26, 74, 81
Informal urbanism
, 5, 25, 29
Informality
, 30–31, 34, 37, 48, 68, 74
Infrastructure
, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 34, 35, 36, 87, 92
Institutionalist focus/approach
, 46
Integral Urban Project
, 14
See also Proyecto Urbano Integral – Integral Urban Project (PUI)
Integrity, of production process
, 65–67, 168–172
Invasiones/land invasions
, 16
Open spaces
activities and people
, 150–155
contemporary
, 146–147
daytime and weekly dynamics
, 155–156
everyday use of
, 165–168
in informal settlements
, 8, 74, 160–161
See also Public spaces in informal settlements
leftover
, 94–95
localisation of uses
, 147–150
maintenance
, 69
management
, 67–69, 167
regulation
, 67–69, 167
use, different forms of
, 122
encounter
, 51, 54, 69, 81, 90, 99
formal trade or employment
, 81
informal trade
, 26, 74, 81
observation
, 151
pedestrian traffic
, 20, 22, 26, 78, 94, 112, 150, 153, 154
play
, 86–89
productive use
, 39, 95, 161
recreation
, 86
small animal husbandry
, 39, 161, 166
small-scale urban agriculture
, 74
socialising
, 26, 32, 74, 81, 83, 84, 89
sports
, 84–86
Parque 20 de Julio
, 22–23
Parque Ambiental Juan XXIII
, 24, 138, 140, 143, 152, 153
Parque Biblioteca Santo Domingo
, 13
Parque Conmemorativo
, 91
Parque de los Sentidos
, 92
Participant observation
, 19
Participation
, 12, 36, 36, 45, 50, 52, 53, 66, 67, 110–112, 122, 168
Participatory process/practices
, 5, 12, 26, 31, 48, 53, 66, 67, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 128, 159, 168, 170, 173
Paseo Urbano Juan XXIII
, 22–23
PDL. See Plan de Desarrollo Local (PDL)
Pedestrian traffic
, 20, 22, 26, 78, 94, 112, 150, 153, 154
Peripheral settlement
, 128
Physically active recreation
, 86, 147, 151, 154, 161
Physically passive recreation
, 86, 147, 151, 154, 161
Place attachment
, 122–123
Plan de Desarrollo – Urban Development Plan
, 12
Plan de Desarrollo Local (PDL) – Local Development Plan
, 12
PMB. See Programas de Mejoramiento de Barrios (PMB)
Political image-making
, 116–117
Political judgment in participation
, 45
Poly-sensual experience
, 65
Population
, 6, 15, 38, 101, 109, 126, 128, 154
Poverty
, 2, 7, 11, 36, 37, 48, 93, 112, 117, 124, 125, 127, 131, 134, 162, 173, 174
aestheticization of
, 37
Poverty reduction
, 3, 36, 40, 93, 112, 113, 124, 162
Power relations
, 49, 50, 52, 53, 66
Practices of use
, 9, 25, 64, 74, 75
Presupuesto Participativo (PP) – Participative Budgeting
, 12
Procedural justice
, 45, 49, 50, 168–169
Productive use
, 39, 95, 161
Programas de Mejoramiento de Barrios (PMB)
, 3–4
Proyecto Urbano Integral – Integral Urban Project (PUI)
, 4, 11, 14, 36, 106, 108, 134
Public spaces in informal settlements
, 60–61
Public–private partnerships
, 69
Public space
equipment
, 58
and spatial justice
, 54–59
See also Public spaces in informal settlements; Publicly usable open space
Public sphere
, 55, 56, 62
Publicly usable open space
, 8, 161
San Javier neighbourhood
, 15, 135
Self-build
, 3, 6, 30, 32, 34, 38, 83
Self-help
, 3, 11, 30, 32, 85, 158
Self-management
, 48
See also Autogestion
Semi-structured interview
, 19
Settlements, informal
, 3–7, 30–33
growth dynamics in
, 29
material qualities of
, 6
in Medellín
, 10–18
in open spaces
, 74
public spaces in
, 60–61
spatial justice
, 3–7, 42–51
upgrading
, 33–34
Site and design analysis
, 19
Small animal husbandry
, 39, 161, 166
Small-scale urban agriculture
, 74
Social and material sustainability
, 117–119
Social change
, 4, 50, 54, 162
Social justice
, 42, 43, 44, 117
Social production of space
, 50
Social structure
, 49, 66, 146, 155, 162
Social sustainability
, 117, 118
Social transformation
, 5, 14
Social Urbanism. See Urbanismo Social
Socialising
, 32, 74, 81, 83, 84, 89
Socio-economic resources
, 49
Socio-spatial strategies
, 3
Socorro neighbourhood
, 84
Spatial configuration
, 8, 55, 62
Spatial formation
, 137–138
Spatial justice
, 2, 9, 40–42, 158
applicable
, 46
discourse
, 45
implications and significance
, 172–174
informal settlements
, 42–51
management and regulation
, 67–69
and public space
, 54–59
use of space
, 69–71
Struggle
, 7, 37, 40, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 63, 169, 174
Substantive and procedural justice
, 50
Supportive urban landscape
, 39, 161
Symbolic meaning
, 163–165
Symbolically meaningful design language
, 20, 35, 59, 60, 63–65, 92, 115, 116, 121, 127, 135, 137–138, 141–146, 163–165
Unidad Deportiva El Socorro (UDEP Socorro)
, 20–22, 87, 89
Upgrading
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
informal settlements
, 33–34, 161–162
initiatives
, 35–40
justice
, 60–61
Upgrading programme
, 2, 4, 8, 12, 32, 36, 37, 41, 48, 49, 54, 60, 106, 110, 131, 159, 161, 162, 168, 171
Urban acupuncture
, 34, 35, 137, 166
Urban connector
, 62, 135, 136, 151
Urban Integral Project (PUI)
, 4, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26
Urban planning and development
, 44
Urbanismo Social
, 4, 11, 13, 14, 35, 36
See also Social Urbanism
Usability
, 26, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62