Review Article

Gentrification in Latin America: Overview and Critical Analysis

Table 1

Projects of Urban Renewal in Latin America.

Strategic urban plans (SUPs)México City, Córdoba, Rio de Janeiro, Rosario, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Santiago, La Paz, Trujillo, la Habana, Medellín, Ciudad Sur, Córdova, Santiago de los Caballeros, Belo Horizonte.
Historical designation/renovationMéxico City, Cartagena, Antigua Guatemala, Panamá City, Cuzco, Quito, Santo Domingo, Arequipa, Camagüey, Cuzco, Salvador do Bahía, Cuenca, Sucre, Valparaíso, San Juan, Guanajuato, Guayaquil, Puebla, Lima, Buenos Aires, La Habana, Sao Paulo
Downtown repopulationSantiago, México City, Quito
Ports, coastal areas, riverfrontsRio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires (Puerto Madero and Base Naval Ushuaia), Habana, Guayaquil, Asunción
Industrial areasAgua Branca (Sao Paulo), Medellín (Argos), Buenos Aires (La Boca)
Transportation terminalsRetiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo (Fénix Plan), Sao Paulo (Julio Prestes and Luz stations)
New airports, expansions, renovationsMéxico City, Córdoba (Telepuerto), Bogotá, San José, Buenos Aires, Lima, Guayaquil, Panamá City, Quito
Slum upgradingRio de Janeiro (Favela-Bairro), Rosario, Sao Paulo (Guarapiranga)
Large residential developmentsSantiago, Panamá (Costa del Este)
Bogotá (Metrovivienda)
Cultural centersPanamá (Ciudad del Saber), Caracas (expansion of Universidad Central)
Commercial or mixed-useMéxico (Santa Fe) Airport Reuse
Santiago
Transportation systemsBogotá (Transmilenio), Concepción (Biotren), Transmetro (Guatemala)