Urban and social strategy for the recovery of public space in an emblematic neighborhood: experiences in the Chaveña Colony of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

Authors

  • Elvira Maycotte Pansza Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5679-0529
  • Olga Rosa Ortíz Gutiérrez Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/rvcs.v0i1.4

Keywords:

social intervention, public space, Ciudad Juárez

Abstract

As of 2008, the complexity of the urban and social themes in Ciudad Juarez was exacerbated as a result of the criminal incidence faced by the community. Fear motivated the abandonment of public spaces by inhabitants throughout the length and breadth of the city. However, this unfortunate circumstance opened the opportunity to implement a model of social intervention that, like many, is only analyzed in the theory but is absent in the practice. Many attempts have been made, but few practices aimed at strengthening the community’s sense of continuity and which, in turn, have shown success. This success is not only because of the results but is also due to the creation of a network for students and teachers in one Higher Public Education Institution that had a positive impact on the community of La Chaven?a. The experience initiated at La Chaven?a community has been replicated in conflicting social contexts, thereby, validating the construction of socially sustainable communities.

Author Biographies

Elvira Maycotte Pansza, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

PhD in Architecture from the University of Colima, full-time research professor and head of the Architecture Department of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Member SNI I.

Olga Rosa Ortíz Gutiérrez, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), Mexico

Full-time research professor in the Humanities Department of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez. SNI

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Published

2017-07-07

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Maycotte Pansza, E., & Ortíz Gutiérrez, O. R. (2017). Urban and social strategy for the recovery of public space in an emblematic neighborhood: experiences in the Chaveña Colony of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Vivienda Y Comunidades Sustentables, (1), 45–58. https://doi.org/10.32870/rvcs.v0i1.4

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No. 1 (2017): VIVIENDA Y COMUNIDADES SUSTENTABLES

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