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POLITICS,URBAN PLANNING POLITICS,URBAN PLANNING & LAND USE IN LATIN & LAND USE IN LATIN
AMERICAAMERICA
Urban Planning: Urban Planning: Pre-Colombian to Spanish Pre-Colombian to Spanish
ColonialColonial
Map of the Municipios of the Map of the Municipios of the State of Mexico (Republica de State of Mexico (Republica de Mexico) Mexico)
Why National & Regional Why National & Regional Planning? Planning?
Focus of debate Do Laissez Faire processes lead to irrational spatial concentrations? ◦ Enterprises ◦ Services◦ Housing
Question: Does deliberately Question: Does deliberately decentralized planning favor a decentralized planning favor a more more functionally efficient functionally efficient
national city system? national city system?
◦ Government in Latin America traditionally has been highly centralized Civilization vs. Barbarism mind set
◦ Movement toward decentralization: intensified in the1990’s
◦ Municipios of the “interior” now have more political power & attract more influential individuals
◦ Provision of public services less costly in medium sized cities
Strategies for Twenty-First Strategies for Twenty-First Century Spatial Policy: Relocate Century Spatial Policy: Relocate
Capital Cities? Capital Cities? Attempt following overthrow of
dictatorship to move Argentina’s capital to Viedma Argentina 39.5 million Buenos Aires (city & province) 18.5 million
Electoral defeat of Radical Party (middle class) leads to abandonment of project
Strategies for Twenty-First Strategies for Twenty-First Century Spatial Policy: Relocate Century Spatial Policy: Relocate
Capital Cities? Capital Cities? Brasilia as an outlier
◦Pressures to relocate from Rio de Janeiro Desire to settle the interior Security concerns in case of social
turmoil Jealousy of Rio de Janeiro Costs of relocation enormous
Financial Stringent regulations needed
Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro: The Second Capital City The Second Capital City
Founded by the Portuguese in the early 16th century
Rio became important in the 18th century as an outlet for mineral exports from gold and diamond mines.
Capital of Brazil from 1822 to 1960
Go West Young Man! Go West Young Man!
Physical StructurePhysical Structure
Resembles a university (e.g. Penn State) in planning
Brasilian: Modernist Structures Brasilian: Modernist Structures (Administration Buildings) (Administration Buildings)
Monumental Axis◦ Ministries
Esplanade◦ Open-area garden
surrounded by buildings
The Mall◦ Open-area garden
leading to library surrounded by buildings
Brasilia: Living Areas Brasilia: Living Areas
202 Norte◦ Compact living
spaces
Resemblance to Penn State’s East Hall Dorms?
National Cathedral: National Cathedral: Brasilia Brasilia
Brasilia: National & Brasilia: National & Global Power Global Power
Other Strategies for Twenty-First Other Strategies for Twenty-First Century National Spatial Policy: Century National Spatial Policy:
Support for second and tertiary cities◦Historically lagged behind the capitals◦Increased capability to secure a more
equitable distribution of investment & services
Commercial and industrial decentralization◦Ciudad Guayana – Venezuela◦Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas – Mexico
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (Mexico) – industrial center – industrial center
on the Pacific Ocean on the Pacific Ocean
Policies Favored by Policies Favored by Professional Urban Planners in Professional Urban Planners in
Latin America ILatin America I
Expansion of social services Broaden public intervention in
housing of social interest◦Self help◦Large projects
Generate employment and integrate spatial planning
Redefine the roles of metropolitan cores
Policies Favored by Policies Favored by Professional Urban Planners in Professional Urban Planners in
Latin America IILatin America IIDecentralize metropolitan
structural systemsInitiate comprehensive urban
land reforms and development controls
Improve usefulness of urban transportation systems
Broaden environmental controls
Constraints on the Plans of Constraints on the Plans of Professional Planners: Professional Planners:
TechnicalTechnical Financial – resources available
even in middle level developed countries fall short of needs
Shortage of trained personnel ◦Traditional L. A. universities did not
include urban planning ◦First urban planners were architects ◦Civil servant salaries often
inadequate to attract top professionals
Constraints on the Plans of Constraints on the Plans of Professional Planners: Professional Planners:
ProfessionalProfessional City Planners often disagree
among themselves over professional criterion◦Housing – value of self-help
programs◦City plan itself
Brasilia reflected “Modernist” tenets Anti-modernists stress uniqueness of
individual neighborhoods
Brasilia: Beyond the Brasilia: Beyond the ModernistModernist
“Pilot Plan “Pilot Plan
Constraints on the Plans of Constraints on the Plans of Professional Planners: Professional Planners:
Political Political
Patronage Electoral considerationsCorruption & bribery Government turn-over