Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News
Alpha. The Pearson plan of 1 914 and the Master Plan of 1 948 constituted the horizons of the urban plan of the city of Cartagena de Indias during the first half of the 20th Century. The purposeof both plans, despite their particular dispositions, was oriented to the modernization of the urban envir...
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description | Alpha. The Pearson plan of 1 914 and the Master Plan of 1 948 constituted the horizons of the urban plan of the city of Cartagena de Indias during the first half of the 20th Century. The purposeof both plans, despite their particular dispositions, was oriented to the modernization of the urban environment. A venture that, in the idea of the local and national elites, was guaranteed since both city plans accommodated to the Eurocentric urban models and prioritized the morphologic component. The axes of this pretended restoration were the sanitization, the public service implementation and the urban equipment. The adaptation of the urban superstructure and the infrastructure would be the foundation for the economic lift off that for decades eluded the city. However, the authorities’ idea —formulated in the Pearson plan and in the Master plan— would contrast with the critical view of the local news, which in many moments, served as political opposition, and in other cases portrayed, through its writing, the verisimilitudes of a city where the exclusion was the outstanding trait of its social life. |
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spelling | clacso-CLACSO963372022-03-22T19:01:40Z Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News Modernización urbana y exclusión social en Cartagena de Indias, una mirada desde la prensa local Modernização urbana e exclusão social em Cartagena de Índias, um olhar desde a imprensa local Valdelamar Villegas, Fabricio Fabián Cartagena de Indias política urbana modernización prensa local exclusión social. Cartagena de Indias urban policy modernization local news social exclusion. Cartagena de Índias política urbana modernização imprensa local exclusão social Alpha. The Pearson plan of 1 914 and the Master Plan of 1 948 constituted the horizons of the urban plan of the city of Cartagena de Indias during the first half of the 20th Century. The purposeof both plans, despite their particular dispositions, was oriented to the modernization of the urban environment. A venture that, in the idea of the local and national elites, was guaranteed since both city plans accommodated to the Eurocentric urban models and prioritized the morphologic component. The axes of this pretended restoration were the sanitization, the public service implementation and the urban equipment. The adaptation of the urban superstructure and the infrastructure would be the foundation for the economic lift off that for decades eluded the city. However, the authorities’ idea —formulated in the Pearson plan and in the Master plan— would contrast with the critical view of the local news, which in many moments, served as political opposition, and in other cases portrayed, through its writing, the verisimilitudes of a city where the exclusion was the outstanding trait of its social life. El Plan Pearson de 1914 y el Plano Regulador de 1948 constituyeron los horizontes de la planificación urbana de la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. El propósito de ambos proyectos, pese a sus particulares disposiciones, estaba orientado hacia la modernización del entorno urbano. Empresa que, en el ideario de las élites locales y nacionales, estaba garantizada puesto que las dos propuestas de ciudad se acomodaban a los modelos urbanos euro centristas y priorizaban el componente morfológico. Los ejes de ésta pretendida restauración fueron la higienización, la implementación de servicios públicos y el equipamiento urbano. La adecuación de la superestructura y de la infraestructura urbana sería la base del despegue económico que por décadas le fue esquivo a la ciudad. Sin embargo, el ideario de las autoridades formulado tanto en el Plan Pearson como en el Plano Regulador contrastaría con la mirada crítica de la prensa local que, en muchos momentos, fungía como oposición política y en otros casos retrataba a través de sus plumas las verosimilitudes de una ciudad en donde la exclusión fue el rasgo sobresaliente de su vida social O Plano Pearson de 1914 e o Plano Regulador de 1948 constituíram os horizontes da planificação urbana da cidade de Cartagena de Índias durante a primeira metade do século XX. O propósito deambos os projetos, em que pese às suas particulares disposições, estava orientado à modernização do entorno urbano. Empresa que, no ideário das elites locais e nacionais, estava garantida sendoque as duas propostas de cidade se acomodavam aos modelos urbanos euro centristas e priorizavam o componente morfológico. Os eixos desta pretendida restauração foram a higienização, aimplementação de serviços públicos e o equipamento urbano. A adequação da superestrutura e da infraestrutura urbana seria a base da descolagem económica que por décadas lhe foi esquivo àcidade. N entanto, o ideário das autoridades formulado tanto no Plano Pearson quanto no Plano Regulador contrastaria com o olhar crítico da imprensa local que, em muitos momentos, exercia como oposição política e em outros casos retratava através da suas canetas as verossimilitudes de uma cidade onde a exclusão foi o rasgo sobressalente da sua vida social. 2017-01-30 2022-03-22T19:01:40Z 2022-03-22T19:01:40Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157 10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/territorios/a.5157 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/96337 spa https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157/3589 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157/4043 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157/4044 https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157/4045 Derechos de autor 2017 Territorios http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 application/pdf Universidad del Rosario Territorios; No. 36 (2017): (January-June) Cities and Conflicts in Latin America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (I); 159-188 Territorios; Núm. 36 (2017): (enero-junio) Ciudades y conflictos en América Latina: ayer, hoy y mañana (I); 159-188 2215-7484 0123-8418 10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/territorios/num362017 |
spellingShingle | Cartagena de Indias política urbana modernización prensa local exclusión social. Cartagena de Indias urban policy modernization local news social exclusion. Cartagena de Índias política urbana modernização imprensa local exclusão social Valdelamar Villegas, Fabricio Fabián Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title | Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title_full | Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title_fullStr | Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title_full_unstemmed | Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title_short | Urban Modernization and Social Exclusion in Cartagena de Indias, a View from the Local News |
title_sort | urban modernization and social exclusion in cartagena de indias, a view from the local news |
topic | Cartagena de Indias política urbana modernización prensa local exclusión social. Cartagena de Indias urban policy modernization local news social exclusion. Cartagena de Índias política urbana modernização imprensa local exclusão social |
url | https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/5157 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/96337 |