Abstract

ROMERO NAVARRETE, Lourdes; HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Mauricio  and  ACEVEDO DAVILA, Jorge. Vivienda y autoconstrucción: Participación femenina en un proyecto asistido. Frontera norte [online]. 2005, vol.17, n.33, pp.107-131. ISSN 2594-0260.

This article reports on the results of research on a group of families participating in an assisted self-building project that took place in Saltillo and will soon be applied in Ciudad Juárez. The project's goal was to test the viability of a technology based on the use of prefabricated materials, which was developed in poor neighborhoods in Saltillo using a self-building plan and a gendered perspective. The project was based on the idea that solidarity networks, which are woven around the building of a family home, are an intangible asset that is insufficiently served by social programs on housing, particularly, organized and assisted self-building programs. The results consider the utility of this type of support for low-income sectors.

Keywords : self-building; woman; housing; Saltillo; Coahuila.

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