The concept of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) has emerged in response to the need to highlight and ensure access to the multifunctional benefits of green spaces in changing cityscapes. Recent literature reviews around UGI have focused on environmental benefits and services, and the management of these spaces has been comparatively neglected. In addition to this, the core conceptual and practical research around UGI management has been produced in the Global North, and far less research has been generated in Latin America, despite the contextual challenges and opportunities brought by this rapidly urbanizing and diverse region. In response, this trilingual systematic review asks: What are the research trends in terms of topics and case studies that characterize UGI management research in Latin America? Which management types are the focuses of this research? A total of 47 publications, found through Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO, were subjected to both quantitative and qualitative assessment. The research was both geographically concentrated and predominantly recent. Government-led initiatives made up the highest proportion of the research, and more than half of the publications described local government as the principle actor in the management of the UGI studied. Community-run initiatives were consistent across the temporal span of the articles found, and their established presence was supported by the qualitative review. Findings also revealed a directional push toward governance practices but significant obstacles in the form of weak local government, divisions driven by a lack of context-sensitive approaches to informal settlements and socioeconomic segregation, and a management discourse that jarred with urban practices by indigenous communities. Through demonstrating the contribution of existing literature on UGI management in Latin America, this review highlights the need for further published research on the region.
Dans le Chili des années 1960, la culture catholique a représenté une toile de fond importante dans la reformulation du savoir technique concernant le logement et la ville. Cette convergence a été favorisée par le processus de modernisation de l’Église, la montée au pouvoir de la Démocratie chrétienne et le rôle de la Pontificia Universidad católica. Afin d’analyser les manières dont ces cultures ont interagi, nous prendrons en considération trois cas d’étude : l’œuvre de Hogar de Cristo, la Operación Sitio et le plan de développement de La Reina. Dans les conclusions nous avancerons l’hypothèse selon laquelle le catholicisme a influencé le savoir technique, du moins sous deux aspects : l’importance accordée à la propriété et la mise en œuvre de processus participatifs.
La infraestructura verde se está reconociendo como una de las principales estrategias para la mitigación y adaptación a la emergencia climática en contextos urbanos. Sin embargo, todavía hay muy pocas iniciativas en América Latina. Este trabajo indaga el caso chileno, en particular el proyecto “Stgo+ Infraestructura Verde”, para comprender cómo la emergencia climática se ha incluido en la planificación de infraestructura verde y el nivel de prioridad que tiene entre varios tipos de actores. La investigación fue conducida a través de una revisión de documentos de planificación y una metodología participativa que involucró actores institucionales de la academia y de la sociedad civil. La normativa urbana chilena e instrumentos de planificación territorial no ofrecen mucha oportunidad para el desarrollo de sistemas de infraestructura verde para enfrentar la emergencia climática, pero hay varios instrumentos indicativos que aportan en ese sentido. Por otro lado, hay un creciente reconocimiento por parte de los actores de la importancia de la infraestructura verde, pero la emergencia climática es un aspecto al cual aún se le atribuye escasa prioridad. La poca valoración que los actores atribuyen a la emergencia climática representa una barrera significativa para que planes y políticas públicas incorporen estos temas.
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