Home Institution
Washington University in St. Louis
Publication Date
Spring 2011
Abstract
In Villa 31, an urban shantytown in the heart of Buenos Aires, a team of technical professionals and community members are working together on a slum-upgrading project. Through a participatory approach, in which community members are involved in all aspects of the upgrading process, this project seeks to better overall conditions through infrastructural and structural improvements. This study investigates the participatory process used in the upgrading of Villa 31, and using theoretical best practices as a basis of comparison, underscores key achievements and limitations of the current project. Based on chosen shortcomings, the final section makes recommendations to maximize participatory potential in future slum upgrading projects in Buenos Aires.
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Family, Life Course, and Society | Inequality and Stratification | Infrastructure | Politics and Social Change | Social Welfare | Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Perten, Jacob, "The Successes and Shortcomings of Participatory Slum-Upgrading in Villa 31" (2011). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1037.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1037
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Infrastructure Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Social Welfare Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Program Name
Argentina: Regional Integration, Development, and Social Change