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Existen Los Barrios Periféricos En Quito?, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Los llamados: barrios periféricos, piratas, clandestinos, marginales, espontáneos, etc., vienen siendo desde la década del setenta, objeto de estudios y preocupaciones por parte de investigadores, prensa nacional, aparatos estatales, sectores de la iglesia, partidos políticos, etc. Análisis oficiales y contestatarios han venido utilizando las mismas categorías pero bajo marcos teóricos distintos. Esto, definitivamente, no es correcto. Este artículo pretende someter a discusión el sistema categorial que se viene utilizando en la interpretación de la fenomenología señalada; no por purismo teórico sino por requisitos que la misma investigación demanda.

El comentario va entonces, en la dirección de cuestionar la denominación de …

Assessing Economic Impacts Of Urban Recreation Development: Lowell National Historical Park, John Mullin, Meir Gross, James Palmer

John R. Mullin

This article describes a pragmatic approach to assessing the economic impact of major urban recreation development. It is based on an assessment of the impact of the Lowell National Historical Park (LNHP) on the metropolitan area of Lowell, Massachusetts. This study was conducted by the authors in response to the National Park Services' (NPS) need to anticipate impacts resulting from the creation of a new National Park in Lowell. More specifically, the NPS requested an analysis of the likely impact that the LNHP would have on economic development, employment, land use patterns, and local citizens. The assessment was prepared under …

The Impact Of National Socialist Policies Upon Local City Planning In Pre-War Germany (1933-1939): The Rhetoric And The Reality, John Mullin

John R. Mullin

This paper is a review and analysis of the influence of the national government upon local city planning during the pre-war years of National Socialism (1933-1939). The paper begins with a brief overview of the critical aspects of city planning during both the Wilhelmian years (1871-1918) and the Weimar era (1918-1932). These aspects are reviewed in the context of their contributions to the city planning profession in general and to the German experience in particular. The paper then reviews the influence of ideology on city planning activities and follows with an explanation of the "state of the city" at the …