The politics of peace process in cities in conflict : the Medellin case as a best practice

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010.

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Main Author: Samper Escobar, Jose Jaime
Other Authors: Dennis Frenchman.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59768
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spelling mit-1721.1/597682019-04-12T07:57:19Z The politics of peace process in cities in conflict : the Medellin case as a best practice Samper Escobar, Jose Jaime Dennis Frenchman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210). In the 1990s, at same time that the United States was bombing Baghdad, Medellin was the most dangerous city in the world. Since 2003, the city has undergone an internationally renowned urban transformation, part of a controversial nationwide peace process. Implemented under Sergio Fajardo's term as Medellin mayor (2003-2007), the city, now perceived as a totally different place with a homicide rate 10 times lower, is seen as an example of how to engage with conflict and violence as urban peace process. The policies involved were physical and programmatic interventions in violent neighborhoods through the planning and construction of new facilities. This thesis seeks to understand if these physical and political policies and practices are directly related to the reduction of homicides in Medellin during the same period. The main objective of this research project is to explore the real success or failure of these policies, in a search to find successful strategies that can be implemented in other cities around the world with similar manifestations of conflict and violence. by Jose Jaime Samper Escobar. M.C.P. 2010-10-29T18:35:21Z 2010-10-29T18:35:21Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59768 670720647 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 236 p. application/pdf a-iq--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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title_fullStr The politics of peace process in cities in conflict : the Medellin case as a best practice
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title_short The politics of peace process in cities in conflict : the Medellin case as a best practice
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topic Urban Studies and Planning.
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