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USING ENVIRONMENT AS A FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN
DESIGN IN USMEAn Environmental Analysis, Critique of Metrovivienda’s Plan and
Recommendations for Design Intervention
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EARLY RESEARCH
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Key Points• Statement: I have been interested in investigating the environmental conditions of
the site in Usme, using that information to critique Metrovivienda’s Plan and develop Urban Design recommendations.
• On Growth: Growth will happen, though the demand for housing 250,000 can be addressed in different ways.
• Critique of Metrovivienda: One of the many of problems with Metrovivienda’s plan is that it does not consider certain social environmental conditions such as the existing agriculture, the ecological areas, and risk zones.
• Thesis: The Metrovivienda plan does not address important environmental and social conditions, therefore I have developed a set of strategies and tactics to approach the issues.
• I propose that the majority of the 250,000 people are placed in other parts of the city and that only certain areas in the site in usme developed.
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CONTEXT
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EXISTING SITE
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TERRITORY
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TOPOGRAPHY
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TERRIAN
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SLOPE
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WATERSHED
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HYDROLOGY
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FLOOD ZONE
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RAIN
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VEGETATION
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PROTECTED
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ECOLOGY
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ROADS
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URBAN
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BUILDINGS
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INDUSTRIAL
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AGRICULTURE
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UNUTILIZED
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METROVIVIENDA’S PLAN
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DEVELOPS ON EXISTING AGRICULTURE
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LOTS OF ROADS, CUL-DE-SAC’S, AND A GIANT HIGHWAY
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CUTS OFF MAJOR ECOLOGICAL AREAS
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DEVELOPS ON RISK AREAS
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PLACES A FACTORY NEXT TO A SCHOOL
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ALTERNATIVE PLAN
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CONVERT RISK AREAS TO PRESERVED LAND
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MAKE EXISTING AGRICULTURE RESILIENT
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THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
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AND THE USE OF TARRACING + AGROECOLOGY
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DEVELOP SAFE UNUTILIZED AREA
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REDEFINE BORDERS
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BY ELIMINATING OLD ONES
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AND MAKING NEW ONES BASED ON NATURAL FEATURES
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Implement Socio-Ecological Infrastructure
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What is Socio-Ecological Infrastructure?
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How it works?
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