Analysis of Current Urban Regularization in Latin America: The security of tenure in informal settlements of three different realities: Brazil, Colombia and Peru

Authors

  • Aline Costa B Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  • Agustín Hernández A. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Abstract

This article is the result of research carried out during the second year of doctorate Periphery, Sustainability and Urban Vitality at the Higher Technical School of Architecture, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Its purpose is to analyze the relationship between security of tenure and informal settlements in most of Latin American cities; it tries to answer the following research question: Can the implemented instruments in these countries guarantee tenure security for people living in informal settlements? To achieve this goal, we carried out a comparative study of national instruments in three different countries of Latin America: Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

Author Biographies

Aline Costa B, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Architect, Outskirts, Sustainability and Urban Vitality doctorate student, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Higher Technical School of Architecture, Department of Urban Studies and Land Planning.

Agustín Hernández A., Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Architecht, director of Department of Urban Studies and Land Planning, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Higher Technical School of Architecture.