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El espacio público en los asentamientos informales: factor de encuentro y desencuentro como elemento de la infraestructura urbana |
| Published in: | Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology |  |
| Date of Conference: | August 3-5, 2011 |
| Location of Conference: | Medellin, Colombia |
| Authors: | Norma Garcia
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| Refereed Paper: | #329 |
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Abstract |
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The focus of this research work is to study the public spaces within informal settlements. The study was
conducted in slum areas located in the State of Táchira, Venezuela. These settlements are part of the urban axis
Palmira - San Josecito and belong to the metropolitan area of San Cristóbal. The objective of this research is to
determine: The structure of the public spaces within the informal settlements; the role of public spaces in the
urban infrastructure not only in the informal settlements, but also in the metropolitan area. The results indicate
that the structure of the public spaces is deficient. This deficiency contributes to the segregation of informal
settlements. On the other hand, the results also indicate public spaces provide a proper environment for the
integration of the informal settlements and its inhabitants. However, public spaces within informal settlements do
not contribute with the integration of the settlements with the metropolitan area they belong.
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