El curso presenta distintas posibilidades de gestionar el suelo para vivienda de interés social que han sido aplicadas en ciudades de América Latina y, a partir de casos concretos, discute la relación entre políticas nacionales y municipales de vivienda, sus mecanismos financieros y las opciones de movilización de plusvalías.

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The focus of this course is to explore different viewpoints on urban informality as a way to expand critical perspectives regarding both the interpretation of the problem and the search for solutions. The course brings together perspectives from the fields of sociology, urban planning, and legal studies to design a path from concept to practice.

In conceptual terms, the course seeks to move beyond stereotypical images of informal settlements and to incorporate their formal and functional multiplicity in their definition.

Prerequisite(s): understanding of the operation of land markets and the legal basies of land management policies.

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The impact of informal settlements and land markets that have emerged in Latin American and Caribbean cities can be addressed through robust land policies.  This week-long professional development course provides participants with a unique opportunity to (1) expand their knowledge of the informal urban economy; (2) systematize their understanding of that economy; (3) develop instruments for the economic analysis of informality, land markets, and price formation; and (4) craft public policy proposals to prevent and/or mitigate the impact of these informal settlements on cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the analysis of case studies of cities in Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions, participants will deepen their knowledge of the economic dimension of urban informality, the availability of technical intervention mechanisms, current methods for planning and scaling program management, and successful strategies for land tenure regularization. The course is developed in collaboration with the United Nations Program for Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) and the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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