The inauguration of Medellín, Colombia's aerial cable car in 2004, is widely seen as a key
turning point in reversing the city's historical reputation for drug and gang-related crimes …

Medellín, Colombia, used to be the most violent city on earth, but in recent years, allegedly
thanks to its' social urbanism'approach to regeneration, it has experienced a sharp decline …

“I'd never been to that neighbourhood before. It was a new world to me.” The architect Luis
Miguel Velez Wiesner is recalling the first time he set foot in Santo Domingo, one of …

Neoliberalism was savagely introduced in Latin America, with deplorable results: it didnt
manage to keep up with the capitalist accumulation, and the populations life conditions were …

This article explores the humanitarian optics of urban securitization in Latin American cities
that are characterized by very high rates of homicide and urban violence. In response to this …

This research project investigates state practices of disinvestment in the comunas of
Medellín, Colombia, neighborhoods marked by concentrated levels of blight, violence, and …

Abstract After colonial times Latin America has been characterized by informal urbanization
processes and spontaneous appropriation of the territory without any regulation or structure …

Medellín, a city known as one of the most unequal and violent in the world, has recently
been praised as an example of urban innovation. Grounded on claims to social justice and …

With the consolidation of democratic governments in the 1980s and 1990s, wholesale
evictions of entire neighbourhoods ceased to be a solution to urban problems in Latin …

This book examines the experience of Medellín, Colombia's second largest city, in seeking
to reduce poverty and integrate large marginalised areas, marked by years of severe poverty …