Urban mobility and poverty : lessons from Medellin and Soacha, Colombia
Davila, Julio D. Ed.
Urban mobility and poverty : lessons from Medellin and Soacha, Colombia - Colombia Development Planning Unit 2013 - 214p.
Contents
Introduction
Urban Mobility and Poverty : Lessons from Medellin and Soacha by Julio D Davila 9
1. Society. Mobility. and the City
The Social Significance of Mobility by Peter Brand 16
Transport, Diversity, and the Socially Just City: The Significance of Gender Relations by Caren Levy 23
The Importance of the Experience of Mobility in Transport Planning. Learning from Santiago de Chile by Paola Jiron 30
Transport, Technology, and Urban Development. Reference Points for a Timeline by Hernando Vargas Caicedo 38
2. Lessons from Medellin: Aerial Cable -car s. Poverty and Urban Development
Metrocables and 'Social Urbanism': Two Complementary Strategies by Peter Brand and Julio D. Davila 46
Medellin: Institutional Context and Urban Paradigm Change by Francoise Coupe. Peter Brand and Julio D. Davila 55
Metrocables: Risk, Poverty, and Inclusion by Francoise Coupe 68
Metrocables and Travel Patterns in Medellin Inclusion of Latent Variables in Transport Models by Ivan Sarmiento 0.,Jorge Cordoba M., Angela Mejia G. and Laura Agudelo V. 81
Impact of the Metrocables on the Local Economy by Francoise Coupe and Juan Guillermo Cardona 89
Users' Daily Experienfe of Aerial Cable-Cars by Laura Agudelo V., Angela Mejia G.,Ivan Sarmiento 0. and Jorge Cordoba M.104
Political Resonances of the Metrocables by Peter Brand 115
The Land-Use Links of Medellin's Metrocables by Ralph Gakenheimer 121
3. An Outlandish Idea? Soacha 's Cazucable
Soacha, the Cazucable, and Bogota D.C. : A Difficult Relationship by Nicolas Rueda Garda and Luis Heman Saenz 126
The Presidential Promise of an Aerial Cable-Car: Institutional Limitations and Political Realities by Jorge Acevedo. Juan Miguel Velasquez and Juan Pablo Bocarejo 136
The Socio-Economic Context of Soacha's Commune 4: Vulnerability, Confinement, and Stigma by Marfa Jose Alvarez Rivadulla and Diana Bocarejo 143
Hoping to Be Seen: Perceptions of Commune 4's Inhabitants About the Possible Construction of an Aerial Cable-Car System by Diana Bocarejo and Marfa Jose Alvarez Rivadulla 149
Obstacles in the Implementation of 'Trendy' Transport Projects. Reflections on the Soacha Case by Juan Pablo Bocarejo and Juan Miguel Velasquez 155
4. A New Paradigm for Urban Transport? Experiences from Other Cities
Community Initiatives and Their Adoption by Local Government:
The MIOCABLE in Cali, Colombia by Diana Daste 164
The San Agustin Metro Cable in Caracas : The Price of Urban Integration by Nathalie Naranjo 176
La Paz-El Alto: The Old Dream of an Aerial Cable-Car by Freddy Koch 183
Context and Potential Impact of the Aerial Cable-Car on the Population of
Complexo de Alemiio, Rio de Janeiro by Vania Regina Amorim da Silva 191
5. What Have We Learned from Medellin and Soacha? by Julio D Davila. Peter Brand, Jorge Acevedo and Juan Pablo Bocarejo 201
Notes on Contributors 208
9780957482326
307.1412 / DAV
Urban mobility and poverty : lessons from Medellin and Soacha, Colombia - Colombia Development Planning Unit 2013 - 214p.
Contents
Introduction
Urban Mobility and Poverty : Lessons from Medellin and Soacha by Julio D Davila 9
1. Society. Mobility. and the City
The Social Significance of Mobility by Peter Brand 16
Transport, Diversity, and the Socially Just City: The Significance of Gender Relations by Caren Levy 23
The Importance of the Experience of Mobility in Transport Planning. Learning from Santiago de Chile by Paola Jiron 30
Transport, Technology, and Urban Development. Reference Points for a Timeline by Hernando Vargas Caicedo 38
2. Lessons from Medellin: Aerial Cable -car s. Poverty and Urban Development
Metrocables and 'Social Urbanism': Two Complementary Strategies by Peter Brand and Julio D. Davila 46
Medellin: Institutional Context and Urban Paradigm Change by Francoise Coupe. Peter Brand and Julio D. Davila 55
Metrocables: Risk, Poverty, and Inclusion by Francoise Coupe 68
Metrocables and Travel Patterns in Medellin Inclusion of Latent Variables in Transport Models by Ivan Sarmiento 0.,Jorge Cordoba M., Angela Mejia G. and Laura Agudelo V. 81
Impact of the Metrocables on the Local Economy by Francoise Coupe and Juan Guillermo Cardona 89
Users' Daily Experienfe of Aerial Cable-Cars by Laura Agudelo V., Angela Mejia G.,Ivan Sarmiento 0. and Jorge Cordoba M.104
Political Resonances of the Metrocables by Peter Brand 115
The Land-Use Links of Medellin's Metrocables by Ralph Gakenheimer 121
3. An Outlandish Idea? Soacha 's Cazucable
Soacha, the Cazucable, and Bogota D.C. : A Difficult Relationship by Nicolas Rueda Garda and Luis Heman Saenz 126
The Presidential Promise of an Aerial Cable-Car: Institutional Limitations and Political Realities by Jorge Acevedo. Juan Miguel Velasquez and Juan Pablo Bocarejo 136
The Socio-Economic Context of Soacha's Commune 4: Vulnerability, Confinement, and Stigma by Marfa Jose Alvarez Rivadulla and Diana Bocarejo 143
Hoping to Be Seen: Perceptions of Commune 4's Inhabitants About the Possible Construction of an Aerial Cable-Car System by Diana Bocarejo and Marfa Jose Alvarez Rivadulla 149
Obstacles in the Implementation of 'Trendy' Transport Projects. Reflections on the Soacha Case by Juan Pablo Bocarejo and Juan Miguel Velasquez 155
4. A New Paradigm for Urban Transport? Experiences from Other Cities
Community Initiatives and Their Adoption by Local Government:
The MIOCABLE in Cali, Colombia by Diana Daste 164
The San Agustin Metro Cable in Caracas : The Price of Urban Integration by Nathalie Naranjo 176
La Paz-El Alto: The Old Dream of an Aerial Cable-Car by Freddy Koch 183
Context and Potential Impact of the Aerial Cable-Car on the Population of
Complexo de Alemiio, Rio de Janeiro by Vania Regina Amorim da Silva 191
5. What Have We Learned from Medellin and Soacha? by Julio D Davila. Peter Brand, Jorge Acevedo and Juan Pablo Bocarejo 201
Notes on Contributors 208
9780957482326
307.1412 / DAV