The formation of social organizations and their attempts to consolidate settlements and neighbourhoods undergoing transition in Buenos Aires

Abstract

SUMMARY: This paper examines the formation of social organizations in the two forms of urban habitat most commonly used by low-income groups in Buenos Aires

Regulating urban upgrading in developing countries

“…Some themes that need further exploration include (a) solidarity/community resistance to eviction 16,17 (b) self-help and incremental house building as important ways for the poor to secure decent housing [18][19][20][21][22][23] (c) ways to increase government capacity for monitoring and planning settlements [24][25][26] (d) the problem of middle-class capture of the housing for the poor (e) the role of middlemen in land acquisition ( f ) social capital and a more holistic approach to improve housing 27,28 (g) the gendered effects of regulations 29 (h) the impact of national economics on policies addressing informal settlements 30,31 (i) the question of whether to 'hire in' skilled people for house building/construction or whether local communities should try to acquire those skills themselves 32 ( j) the promotion of traditional materials and traditional skills (k) whether or not the housing deficit of a country is a result of building regulations rather than an actual housing shortage.…”