El Desarrollo de Viviendas de Interés Social y la Recuperación de Plusvalías en el Centro de Guayaquil: ¿Restricción u Oportunidad?

Alina Delgado Bohorquez

doi:10.5354/ru.v0i35.42170

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The revitalization of the urban centers is an endeavor towards which governments of Latin American have been devoted since some years, following the trend transferred from Europe and United States. The higher costs of city periphery developments and the high level of deterioration of city centers with the resulting sub-use of infrastructural resources have originated a renovated interest into promoting these areas development. At the heart of the urban center of Guayaquil are located main and strategic roads, such as Quito and Machala avenues and Panama Street. Along these arteries, there are empty plots, unused and decayed buildings, commercial non compatibles uses with the urban dynamic, lack of green areas and insecurity in the sector. The objective of this article is to analyze strategies and instruments of territorial management that may be applicable for the recovery of capital gains and financing of social housing projects in Guayaquil center. The hypothesis is that through the use of instrument of territorial management it is possible to attract investments meanwhile assuring the inclusion of social housing; thus, diversifying and improving the quality of public spaces, and helping to restore the historical memory of the city center. The methodology applies the study of conceptualizations, study of cases and the analysis of the applicability of these instruments for the urban renovation of the city center. It concludes with a reflection on how the different views of the city, (the elite and lower income groups) can and should be integrated through the application of instruments of value capture framed within the discussion of the right to housing, the city and the social function of the property.

The Development of Social Housing and Value Capture in the Centre of Guayaquil

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Alina Delgado Bohorquez, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo

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