Connecting Xalapa: Integrated Revitalization of Railway Corridor, Xalapa, Mexico

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 26
3. Introduction
4. Preface 29
5. Introducing the Urban Design Lab 30
6. The Need for an Urban Laboratory 38
7. Emerging Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Cities 42
8. Photoessay 1 49
9. A Evolution
10. Community, Participation and Urban Transformation 67
11. Habitat and Social Inclusion in Urban Planning: Participation and Investigation in the Urban Design Lab Methodology 72
12. The Urban Design Lab in Latin American Cities: A View from Academia 74
13. Diagrams of Participatory Urbanism 78
14. Tailor-Made Urbanism: Urban Design Lab in Panama City 80
15. Ultra-Light Metropolis: The Ephemeral Megacity of the Kumbh Mela 82
16. Culture as an Incubator for Urban Transformation 86
17. The City at Eye Level: Focusing on the Plinth 89
18. Towards a Human-Scale City in Latin America 93
19. Photoessay 2 97
20. B Methodology
21. A Practical Approach to Urban Planning
22. Research 115
23. Stakeholder Dialogue 124
24. Project Design 128
25. Simple Toolbox for Participative Planning and Design Workshops 132
26. Guest Contributors
27. Medellín—A “City for Life” 138
28. Cultivating “Urban Complexity” in Latin America 142
29. The Design of Public Policy 146
30. In Situ Planning: Moderating Urban Development Processes Locally 149
31. C Solutions
32. Integral Urban Strategies for the Regeneration of Central Areas
33. Central Nassau Urban Regeneration Plan, Nassau, The Bahamas 154
34. Integrated Housing and Mixed-Use Strategy for the Historic Center of Paramaribo, Suriname 166
35. Vivimos Juntos: Integration and Densification of the Historic Center of Managua, Nicaragua 174
36. Urban Strategies for a Livable Downtown Montego Bay, Jamaica 178
37. Volver al Centro: Integrated Urban Revitalization of the Historic City Center of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 184
38. Barrio Mercado: Rehabilitation Strategy for Central Market of Monteria, Colombia 188
39. Connected City: Pasto River Fluvial Park, Pasto, Colombia 194
40. Neighborhood Revitalization and Sub-Centralities
41. Urban Regeneration Plan of the Calidonia District, Panama City, Panama 199
42. Photoessay 3 209
43. Urban Renovation Plan of Barrio Infanta, Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina 226
44. Alto Comedero Urban Renovation: A Strategy for Social and Spatial Integration, Jujuy, Argentina 232
45. Urban Regeneration Plan of the Eje Pacífico— González Víquez, San José, Costa Rica 238
46. Conceptual Design for the Improvement of Barrio Collico, Valdivia, Chile 246
47. A New Sub-Center for the East of San Francisco de Campeche, México 254
48. La Mariscal: Activation of Borja Yerovi Plaza, Quito, Ecuador 258
49. Transformation Strategies for Abandoned Railway Infrastructure
50. Improvement of Intercultural Center at Former Railway Station, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 265
51. Goya Central Park: Reinterpretation of the Former Railway Station, Goya, Argentina 272
52. Nodo Spurr: Integration of Former Railway Station into System of Centralities, Bahia Blanca, Argentina 276
53. Connecting Xalapa: Integrated Revitalization of Railway Corridor, Xalapa, Mexico 282
54. Integral Strategies for Metropolitan Areas
55. Five-minute city—Strategy for the territorial integration of Ciudad Juan Bosch, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic 287
56. Metropolitan Public Space Integration Plan, Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, Chile 296
57. Metropolitan Landscape and Green Habitat: Rio Elqui and Parque El Culebrón, La Serena and Coquimbo, Chile 304
58. Guest Contributors
59. Community Capital in Action: New Financial Models for Resilient Cities 312
60. Digital Strategies for Low-Income Neighborhoods 316
61. Photoessay 4 321
62. The Immanent Potential of Vacant Spaces 338
63. Airport Landscape Initiative 341
64. D Outlook
65. Interview with Jorge Perez Jaramillo 344
66. About the Contributors 350
67. Urban Design Lab—Project Teams 355
68. Imprint 363