Abstract

CUENYA, Beatriz. Grandes proyectos urbanos latinoamericanos: Aportes para su conceptualización y gestión desde la perspectiva del gobierno local. Cuad. urbano [online]. 2009, vol.8, n.8, pp.229-252. ISSN 1853-3655.

This paper addresses the problems of contemporary large urban projects which are promoted in major Latin American metropoli, under the influence of globalization. It does not refer to any specific large project, but to public initiative mega-urban renewal operations through which neglected spaces of the city are transformed into new centralities. The purpose of the article is to recognize the contextual processes that explain the emergence of these projects and determine the role they play in urban development; to identify their essential characteristics and problems, as well as to suggest some criteria to address their management from the perspective of local government. This attempts to contribute to the further advancement of knowledge and to the debate already begun by several authors and in one's previous work. The analysis is based primarily on the Argentinean experience of large projects implemented since the 1990s and also Latin American experiences, particularly in terms of legislation.

Keywords : Large urban projects, urban land, local management.

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