Ciudad dentro de la ciudad: urbanizaciones abiertas y espacio público

Abstract

The city on the city has achieved, as an urban proposal, integrate services, equipment and meeting the needs of each population. The model has been interested in securing a sense of self-sufficiency and enhancing the relationships of space with man through public settings. Housing, under this conception, is diluted as a fundamental part of a gear that seeks the functionality and appropriation of spaces. This is why Ciudad Verde, a macro-project registered in this category and located in the municipality of Soacha, Cundinamarca, combines particularities that can study and published new conditions of public space that synthesize its effectiveness. For this work, the present research seeks to understand the dynamics of public space in Ciudad Verde and, from this, to show the strengths and challenges that the city model within the city has combined with the passage of time. Making use of a qualitative methodology social critical, characterizes the study area and recognize the different perceptions that the inhabitants of the macroproyecto have on the public.