Volume 5 issue 1 february 2018
The Role of Public Space in Territorial Planning Instruments: The Case of Medellín
MARIA ALEJANDRA LONDOÑO-HURTADO
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This article addresses the notion of public space from two intertwined approaches: the legal and the sociological. It aims to consider the way these two aspects interact in the Territorial Planning Instruments in Medellín, namely the Territorial Planning Plan and the BIO 2030 Master Plan, to understand how law, power, legal norms and rules shape the city and the expressions of rights therein. A theoretical and descriptive approach will be made in order to understand the way those territorial planning instruments focus on the concept of public space, and give the guidelines to organise the city of Medellín in a certain way. This article will further explore how local authorities become key enablers for the fulfilment of human and socioeconomic rights trough the provision of accessible public space.
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