Pure Space : Expanding the Public Sphere Through Public Space Transformations in Latin American Spontaneous Settlements.

Intro -- PREFACE AND ACKNOLEDGEMENTS -- PART I -- INTRODUCTION -- Where we stand on urban inequality -- Mitigating territorial inequality though public space -- How much public space is needed? -- Formal and programmatic strategies to build public space in spontaneous settlements -- Funding strategies for spontaneous settlement projects -- Social strategies to strengthen public space projects in spontaneous settlements -- CODA -- PART II - CASE STUDIES -- Linear parks along the Estero Salado - Guayaquil, Equador -- National Park Babilonia and Chapeau Mangueira - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Urban agriculture along the Rimac River - Lima, Peru -- Moravia Ecological Park - Medellin, Colombia -- Plaza La Cruz, La Palomera - Caracas, Venezuela -- El Guasmo Beach, floodable park - Guayaquil, Ecuador -- Safety plazas in Santa Maria El Triunfo - Lima, Peru -- Recovery of the Juan Bobo Creek - Medellin, Colombia -- Northeast metrocable parks Comuna 1, La Popular - Medellin, Colombia -- Barrio Las Independencias escalators and walkways - Medellin, Colombia -- Funicular in Dona Marta - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Complexo do Alemao - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Ecotecnia Urbana Miravalle - Mexico City, Mexico -- Pavement, paths and stairs Cerro Santo Domingo and Cerro Toro - Valparaiso, Chile -- Cerro Santa Ana urban rehabilitation - Guayaquil, Ecuador -- Fernando Botero Library - Medellin Colombia -- Moravia Cultural Center - Medellin, Colombia -- Espaco Crianca and community programs - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Plaza in Villa Tranquila - Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Casa Kolacho Comuna 13 - Medellin, Colombia -- AfroReggae Cultural Center - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Alto Peru - Lima, Peru -- El Calvario Puertas Abiertas - Caracas, Venezuela.

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