Abstract

RODRIGUEZ, María Carla. “Step by step” urbanism. Reconfiguration of metropolitan centrality and villas in Buenos Aires city, Argentina. Andamios [online]. 2019, vol.16, n.39, pp.15-45. ISSN 2594-1917.  https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v16i39.673.

The article analyzes urban policy encompassing two districts originated as informal settlements -Villa 31-31 bis and Rodrigo Bueno- located in the coastal area of Retiro-Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires. The paper presents evidence on the ways in which “planning by means of projects” deploys a consistent "pro-market" strategic perspective based on great tactical flexibility; encourages simultaneous processes of "local production of the global" and revitalization of the informal housing market, both sustained in the privatization of public land; and reinforces inequalities at macro and micro scale. Research involved a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodological strategy, combining data from primary sources (25 semi-structured interviews with different actors, participation in technical boards, tenants survey) and secondary sources (census data and documentary sources).

Keywords : Neoliberal urbanism; socio-territorial inequalities; informal habitat production.

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