Habitability in social housing in buildings for resettled population. The case of Medellín,Colombia

Authors

  • Mónica Mejía-Escalante Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín – Centro de Estudios del Hábitat Popular, Medellín

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612012000200008

Keywords:

quality of life, residential satisfaction, housing

Abstract

The inhabitants of the informal settlement Morro de Moravia, located since 1970 in one of the areas with better infrastructure in Medellín city, between 2004 and 2012 have been the target of a process of relocation to the urban expansion area called Í€œPajaritoÍ€ under the higher aim of Í€œrestoring habitat conditionsÍ€ in public housing. According to the elements of an Í€œadequate housingÍ€ as defined by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), of which Colombia is Part of since 1976, adequate housing is yet not achieved, but its need and components emerge from the voices of this resettled people. This document proposes to explore the differences between the original and actual habitat conditions in resettlement processes, to inquire for its habitability and correspondence with the Í€œadequate housingÍ€ elements.

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Published

2012-05-02

How to Cite

Mejía-Escalante, M. (2012). Habitability in social housing in buildings for resettled population. The case of Medellín,Colombia. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 38(114). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612012000200008

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