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Transport, urban development and the peripheral poor in Colombia: Placing splintering urbanism in the context of transport networks

Davila, JD; Oviedo Hernandez, D; (2013) Transport, urban development and the peripheral poor in Colombia: Placing splintering urbanism in the context of transport networks. In: Proceedings from Rio Conference (General) 2013. World Conference on Transport Research Society

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Abstract

In rapidly growing cities the evolution of utility and communication infrastructures has enabled the creation of ‘premium networked spaces’ exclusively for wealthier groups thus deepening already large social inequalities. By the same token, in a context of spatially concentrated income-earning opportunities and other urban functions, as well as limited purchasing power, accessibility to adequate means of connectivity with the rest of the urban fabric can be a determining factor in overcoming conditions of poverty for residents in physically marginal areas. Using the case study of Soacha, a municipality adjacent to Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, we explore the evolution of vulnerable populations in peripheral informal settlements in parallel with the development of transport networks in the decade 2000-2010. Drawing on the splintering urbanism thesis we examine the apparent mismatch between the growth of informal settlements and the development of transport networks. Our aim is to identify the effects on social and spatial marginalization of an uneven provision of material infrastructures and services for mobility. We identify central elements in the structure of the networks of connectivity between Bogotá and Soacha, identifying the main gaps that lead to a fragmented set of connections. We develop a set of criteria for planners and policy makers in search of a better-informed analysis of transport supply and policy development praxis for poor peripheral populations in similar regions and contexts.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Transport, urban development and the peripheral poor in Colombia: Placing splintering urbanism in the context of transport networks
Event: 13th World Congress on Transport Research (2013)
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Dates: 15 July 2013 - 18 July 2013
Publisher version: http://www.wctrs-society.com/conferences/archive-o...
Language: English
Keywords: Transport networks, Splintering, Inequality, Transport policy
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1476023
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