FRIDAY 22nd _ WORKSHOP Final Session: Proposals

OBJECTIVE:

The mixed international student groups rounded up the proposals in each of the five strategic themes prioritized by community leaders. The proposals suggested diverse strategies to address the challenges and assets of the local community in comuna 8 in order to produce an alternative model of intervention of the green belt project. The results of the workshop become the inputs for the UC and UNAL students to refine and further develop specific projects and their management strategies. 

STUDENTS PRESENTATIONS:

Group 1: Risk Management

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kNW1wV0J2c1BTRFU/edit?usp=sharing

Group 2: Access to affordable public utilities

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kTTJ1anV6Qzc2TUU/edit?usp=sharing

Group 3: Generation of income sources and food security

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kX0V2T0FHTXg1ZXM/edit?usp=sharing

Group 4: Promote integral barrio upgrading

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kSi1XR2VxNjJqSGc/edit?usp=sharing

Group 5: Public-Community Partnership
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kV3hSUnIyd29OYW8/edit?usp=sharing

THURSDAY 21st _ MEETINGS: Urban Development Enterprise (EDU)

PARTICIPANTS:

Urban Development Enterprise (EDU)

OBJECTIVE:

The EDU concentrated its intervention in the short term public project of the perimetric garden as a part of the metropolitan green belt. The discussion spin around the general management scheme and the feasibility of a containment territorial strategy based on the current proposal. Moreover, the central questions pointed the limitations of community involvement in the current project.

THURSDAY 21st _ WORKSHOP Session 3: Scenarios

WEDNESDAY 20th _ MEETINGS: Metropolitan Area Planning Office & Medellin Administrative Planning Department (DAP)

PARTICIPANTS:

Valle de Aburra Metropolitan Area (AMVA)

Municipal Planning Department (DAP)

OBJECTIVE:

The Metropolitan area, as the local environmental authority, framed the green belt as a long term strategy of environmental protection of the strategic protection of ecological networks. The strategy is structured in three levels: a) the strips of strict preservation of environmental services sites (zero order watersheds), b) the strips of urban-rural transition (areas of land market pressures and mining activities), and c) the transversal connections of water systems. Besides, AMVA presented the pilot projects of metropolitan parks embedded in the green belt strategy as a way to connect urban areas with natural surroundings. On the other hand, the Planning Department presented the role of the strategic urban projects in the review process of the general territorial plan (POT). The focus of the discussion was the border typologies and the premises to intervene the green belt pilot projects.

WEDNESDAY 20th _ WORKSHOP Session 2: Brainstorming

In this session each thematic group was asked to present alternative strategies from a multidimensional approach

Thematic groups:

1. RISK MANAGEMENT

2. ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PUBLIC UTILITIES

3. GENERATION OF INCOME SOURCES AND FOOD SECURITY

4. PROMOTE INTEGRAL BARRIO UPGRADING

5. IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Dimension of analysis:

1. Political: Legal (Actors-power dynamics - tension – potential)

2. Economic: Productive (Interdependence urban socio-productive)

3. Environmental: Landscape (restrictions on development-preservation potential)

4. Physical: urban physical space (articulation - public systems - living conditions)

5. Socio-cultural:  (imaginary - invisible borders - conflicts and population dynamics)

Pin Up Session:

Group 1: Risk Management
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTmXdkqIQII&list=PLljzXw-m2j56KUlHb1FkVDjCFfwjCurfA&index=1

Group 5: Public-Community Partnership
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Nk50gQT48

Pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/94378416@N05/sets/72157633094896585/

TUESDAY 19th _ WORKSHOP Session 1: Students Presentations

Students Presentations: This workshop session will be focused on presenting previous work done by students from each university. This work will mainly present the territorial analysis students have developed previously to this International Studio. 

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá
1. Urban - Rural Border in the locality of Usme, Bogotá
Oscar Vaca, student of Master in Habitat.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kNkphNUNKd1UxVTQ/edit?usp=sharing

2. Urban Edge on the eastern hills of Bogotá Localidad San Cristóbal
Camila Carreño & Sebastian Mateus, Students Graduate Programme of Architecture
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kLXZjVGF2TDVOTm8/edit?usp=sharing


Master in Urban Planning, GSAPP, Columbia University, New York City
1. Growth management in Medellin, Colombia: Negotiating stronger public-private-community partnerships in barrio upgrading
Lissa Barrows, Roger Bu, Ellis Calvin, Anne Krassner, Natalie Quinn, Jet Richardson, Gillian Sollenberger. Prof. Clara Irazábal. T.A. Nicole Buchholz

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kUWpYLWZNYXJJUWc/edit?usp=sharing


Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona
1. Medellín: Growth and Risk Plan
Shareen Elnaschie, Benja Monrabal, Kimberly Pelkofsky, Nataly Raab, Tara Whelan
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kSDh0cnB2LXZLeXc/edit?usp=sharing
2. Transformin Medellín
Allison Koornneef, Ryan Matthews
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kZEg3VG95WHVRNkE/edit?usp=sharing
3. CM + Medellín
Giselle Sebag, Diana Martínez
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kZ1lnYWE1N19OMU0/edit?usp=sharing


Master in Urban and Regional Planning, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín
1. Conceptualzation, Characterization and Proposal 
Juan Pablo Vallejo, Natalie Montoya, José Valencia, Alejandro Botero, Alejandro González, Carolina Ledesma, Diego Salas, Jenny Sepúlveda, Sandra Ríos, Alba Siguencia, Luis Ángel, Camilo Guarín, Jaime Moreno, Carlos Velásquez, Hamlet Valencia, Diego Zapata
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kcjl2dUhhZ3R0NzA/edit?usp=sharing

Pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/94378416@N05/sets/72157633094658023/

TUESDAY 19th _ WORKSHOP GUIDELINES

Workshop Approach

By understanding three different narratives this approach aims to focus on providing the path to develop strategies for delivering specific projects or achieve particular objectives through the exploration of new roles and consensus in a public – community partnership.

Illustration 1 Approach to build up a common ground

Premises

• The intervention requires guaranteeing the inhabitants permanence in the territory
• Any intervention or process involves the generation of agreements with the local communities and its organizations.
• The intervention in the metropolitan border is only one component of policy of growth management (multiscale and multidimenctional)  

Illustration 2 Participatory management Model[1]

Themes:

Outlined from the proposals established by the Planning and Management Council of Commune 8 (CPG):

1. Risk management (gestión del riesgo)
2. Access to affrodable public utilities (acsequiblilidad a servicios públicos)
3. Generation of income sources and food security (livelihoods and exchange capabilities) (Generación de ingresos, capacidad de intercambio y seguridad alimentaria)
4. Promote Integral Barrio Upgrading -habitat and housing, public space, mobility and public facilities (Promoción de mejoramiento integral de barrios)
5. Implement a public – community partnership management scheme (Implementación de un esquema de gestión de asociación póblico comunitario)

Workshop Methodology

1. SESSION 1: Tuesday 19^th: Students presentation & Groups organization

Urban borders in Bogotá

• Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá

Comuna 8 Case of study: Territorial analysis and characterization, approaches and proposal.

• Columbia University
• International University of Catalunya
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín

Table 2 Groups organization

2. SESSION 2: Wednesday 20th: Brainstorming

Brainstorming alternative strategies in each theme from a multidimensional approach

Considering the following dimensions

Political Dimension: Legal (Actors-power dynamics - tension - potential)

• Institutional state
• Legislative framework
• Land tenure
• Real Estate Management

Economic Dimension: Productive (Interdependence urban socio-productive)

• Production systems
• Employment and income
• Informal land market and housing

Environmental Dimension: Landscape (restrictions on development-preservation potential)

• Ecological Network and landscape units
• Threats and risk
• SDP

Physical Dimension: urban physical space (articulation - public systems - living conditions)

• Morphology and processes of urban structure
• Structuring Systems (mobility)
• Structuring Systems (public Space and equipment)
• Housing and population dynamics

Socio-cultural dimension:  (imaginary - invisible borders - conflicts and population dynamics)

• Organization and community participation / neighborhood and territorial collective processes
• Population dynamics: Displacement, Networks and social fabric
• Socio-cultural and collective needs. Managers

Distinguish between existing and new alternatives

Table 3 Proposed matrix for the exercise

3. SESSION 3: Thursday 21st: Scenarios

Elaborating different scenarios

1. Within current conditions (status quo)

2. Ideal / Normative

4. SESSION 4: Friday 22st: Final presentation

10.00 – 12.00 am Development of Strategies & Proposal

05.00 – 08.00 pm Final Presentation and discussion

Workshop Schedule

Table 4 Proposed scheduled

General Outcomes

1. Identification of main findings and common ground from the multidimensional analysis of the territory and the proposed approach.
2. Definition of action lines and strategies for growth management addressing to promote high quality, viable, equitable, productive, and sustainable development through the exploration of new roles and consensus in a public – community partnership.
3. Public presentation

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[1] Source: Plan de Desarrollo Local Comuna 8 2008 – 2018 p. 26

TUESDAY 19th _ MEETINGS: Planning and Management Council of Commune 8 (CPG)

PARTICIPANTS:

Community Leaders

Planning and Management Council of Commune 8 (CPG-8)

OBJECTIVE:

This meeting was addressing to establish a comprehensive dialogue with leaders of the community who has been developing a Local Development Plan based from a participatory approach addressing to achieve the social construction of the habitat.

The purpose of this meeting was to tackle the historic trajectory of grassroots planning efforts in Comuna 8 and current proposals regarding the metropolitan green belt project. Community leaders presented the results of their Local Development Plan and the process of Social Construction of Habitat as basis for their territorial visions and projects. In particular, the claims of the Displaced population committee are relevant inasmuch as most of the population settled in the fringes are victims of forced displacement. Additionally, one of the leaders showed the results of a process of social cartography exploring the location of significant places and the way local communities envision a dignified housing layout. Finally, community leaders laid out the proposed political platform to interrogate the greet belt project. 

PRESENTATIONS:

This presentations were preapred by Planning and Management Council of Commune 8 (CPG-8). 

Local Development Plan

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kTWZlQmZQWmZ0S00/edit?usp=sharing

Social Construction of Habitat

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kNXRIcE5ISjNrOTg/edit?usp=sharing

MONDAY 18th _ OPEN EVENT: International experiences on neighborhood upgrading and growth management

Clara IRAZÁBAL, PhD. Director Latin Lab, GSPP, Columbia University

Latin Lab themes

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0keEducVpwSGF2ZGM/edit?usp=sharing

Students Presentations Master on Urban Planning, GSPP, Columbia University, New York City

Kampung Improvement Program, Indonesia - Ellis Calvin, Anne Krassner*
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0keEducVpwSGF2ZGM/edit?usp=sharing

Favela Bairro and Morar Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Ellis Calvin, Anne Krassner*
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kUW5XSDAtLUlEUWs/edit?usp=sharing

Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya - Melissa Barrows, Lingjun (Roger) Bu, Gillian Sollenberger
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kTW5mQ212ZVYxd3M/edit?usp=sharing

Dharavi, Mumbai, India - Melissa Barrows, Lingjun (Roger) Bu, Gillian Sollenberger
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0keVlQR0FmaUpKMDA/edit?usp=sharing

Perimetro de servicios urbanos, Quito, Ecuador - Natalie Quinn, Jet Richardson
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kNkdJWVNacFBxVzg/edit?usp=sharing

Cinturón Verde, Seoul, Korea - Natalie Quinn, Jet Richardson
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kczNYek1xeWxBem8/edit?usp=sharing

MONDAY 18th _ OPEN EVENT: Neighborhood rehabilitation proposals

Sandra BESTRATEN, Arq. Profesora ESARQ Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona

Moravia-Medellín y Montjuic-Barcelona, dos historias de recuperación ambiental

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kcGk1ZTZGVVVVZDQ/edit?usp=sharing


Carmen MENDOZA, PhD. Profesora ESARQ Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona

Regeneración de barrios y participación ciudadana: Un tema irresuelto en la experiencia Catalana

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kUVZvckMzWURheW8/edit?usp=sharing



Sandra BESTRATEN, Arq / Carmen MENDOZA, PhD. Profesoras ESARQ Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona

Creando una Comunidad Urbana en el Barrio Collserola: Ciutat Meridiana. Reciclaje con un Enfoque Inclusivo

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kUGxQZUU1ajJ1M2c/edit?usp=sharing


Students Presentations Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona

Red Cívica  – Allison Koornneef, Ryan Matthews
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kbGNKcEZ0UnZYLWc/edit?usp=sharing

Connexión – Benja Monrabal*, Kimberly Pelkofsky,Tara Whelan y Shareen Elnaschie
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kVnA3bW9hdHlEOGs/edit?usp=sharing

Vivo en Ciutat Meridiana – Giselle Sebag, Diana Martínez*
http://prezi.com/zefjwcdoo9bl/copy-of-visc-a-ciutat-meridiana/

Mi Ciudad Meridiana – Lia Brun*, Nataly Raab y Monica Chiriac
http://prezi.com/snbmrbbhvnim/miciutatmeridiana_final/?kw=view-snbmrbbhvnim&rc=ref-15697139

Caja De Herramientas – Ewa Szymczyk y Anatolie Capatina
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0keDk4VmVEUmViNzQ/edit?usp=sharing

MONDAY 18th _ OPEN EVENT: Self Produced City Logic

Carlos TORRES, PhD. Profesor Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C.

Production and Transformation of Residential Space of Low Income Population in Bogota under Neoliberal Policies (1990-2010)

Producción y transformación del espacio residencial de la población de bajos ingresos en Bogotá en el marco de las políticas neoliberales (1990-2010).

Abstract:
La ponencia presentada resume la tesis doctoral que defendí en el año 2011 en la Universidad de Valladolid. La Tesis propone una aportación original a la comprensión de la problemática de la vivienda social en Colombia a partir del análisis de la evolución de los procesos de producción y transformación del espacio residencial para la población de bajos ingresos, enmarcado en las políticas de producción de vivienda social y de legalización de barrios en la ciudad de Bogotá en el periodo 1990 2010, periodo que, a su vez, se corresponde con el mayor desarrollo de las políticas neoliberales en Colombia. Ello en función de su gestión y de las características socio-espaciales de estos fragmentos de ciudad producidos o transformados, por dinámicas formales e informales, que permite comprender su relación con los cambios recientes en los marcos políticos y económicos colombianos y sus repercusiones sociales y urbanísticas. Marcados, necesariamente, por el conflicto interno social y armado que vive Colombia y, el avance del modelo neoliberal.

Palabras Clave: Espacio residencial, espacio urbano, ciudad, vivienda social, población de bajos ingresos, Bogotá, neoliberalismo, legalización de barrios, formalidad, informalidad, agentes urbanos.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kaFQ0UFQ1OWtpeEE/edit?usp=sharing

Jaime HERNÁNDEZ, PhD. Profesor Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C.
Producción y Consumo de Espacio Público en Barrios Populares.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5RG2y01G-0kUXM5dmk5WWxNSTg/edit?usp=sharing

MONDAY 18th _ OPEN EVENT: Rethinking urban fringes in Medellin: alternative intervention models

This scenario aims to contribute to the current urban debate on one of the most complex planning challenges for the region: the management of urban growth associated with risk management and the implementation of strategies for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The event will be organized in three main sections:

Institutional Presentation:

Edgar Meneses. Vice-chancellor Faculty of Architecture

Catalina Ortiz Arciniegas. Director School of Urban and Regional Planning

Self-produce city logics (Theoretical):

Carlos Torres, PhD. Professor UNAL Bogotá

Jaime Hernández, PhD. Professor Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá

Neighborhood rehabilitation proposals (Methodological):

Carmen Mendoza, PhD. Professor International University of Catalunya

Sandra Bestraten, Arq. Professor International University of Catalunya

Students Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture, International University of Catalunya (BCN)

International experiences on neighborhood upgrading and growth management (Empirical):

Clara Irazábal, PhD. Director LatinLab Columbia University
Students Master on Urban Planning, Columbia University (NYC)

http://www.medellin.unal.edu.co/~esplanurb/

Available online:  

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bpp

Pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/94378416@N05/sets/72157633092329491/

SUNDAY 17th _ FIELDTRIP COMUNA 8: "Advocating the Right to Live with dignity in our territories" (CPG-C8)

SOCIAL MOBILIZATION: 

Campaign "For the right to live with dignity" - Comuna 8 

The second field trip focused on a detailed view of the Comuna 8 urban border guided by local leaders. Moreover, the visit intended to offer to the students a glimpse into the complexities of the social organization in Comuna 8.  In each neighborhood a local leader provided an accurate set of needs and proposals regarding the Metropolitan Green Belt. In this visit, the students not only experienced first hand social mobilization, but also acknowledged the contribution of each social organization to the grassroots  planning process.

More pictures available at 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94378416@N05/sets/72157633096448936/

SATURDAY 16th: FIELDTRIP MEDELLÍN Integral Urban Projects: PUI

ICONIC URBAN PROJECTS

The first field trip sought to familiarize the students with the latest large scale projects led by the municipality in Medellin. We visited two Urban Integral Projects (Comuna 1 and 13), New North Center - a node of public facilities and recreational sites- and Nuevo Occidente - a massive social housing area. This visit provided a general view on the spatial strategies used to tackle the public intervention of strategic territories and its connection with the public transit system. 

PUI Noriental

Nuevo Centro Norte 

PUI Comuna 13

Plan Parcial Ciudadela Nuevo Occidente

More pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/94378416@N05/sets/72157633096309694/

PRESENTATION:

"The boundary is not a spatial fact with sociological consequences, but a sociological fact that forms itself spatially." (Georg Simmel, 1997: 142)

This workshop provides a platform for conducting pedagogical proposals that, in turn, serve to address the needs of communities and develop technical skills in students. By delving into a real, local problem we hope to generate a place for reflection on the complex socio-spatial issues facing interdisciplinary planning exercises, and explore the ethical and professional responsibilities that arise when interacting with partners. The role of the workshop in the master’s program is to create an ​​academic work that poses the unique challenges of real-world interdisciplinary planning projects. The workshop is an educational experiment that is part of a collaborative initiative with the Master of Urban Planning at Columbia University - New York and a Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Housing International University of Catalonia - Barcelona.

This exercise develops the curriculum in core subjects of the respective Masters programs; for this first version of the joint workshop, the focus will be the improvement and regularization of informal settlements in the border.


General objective of the workshop:

Produce a critical debate on the border intervention strategies through the expansion, discussion and review of related theoretical and applied strategies staged in other contexts. In addition, we seek to build a consensus among community, institutional and academic actors in order to produce a model of intervention in the urban edge.


Agenda: